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§ 21-1-2 — Nominal damages for breach of duty without detriment.

South Dakota·Title 21 JUDICIAL REMEDIES·Ch. 21-1 ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES GENERALLY
When a breach of duty has caused no appreciable detriment to the party affected, he may yet recover nominal damages.

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Related

State v. Giroux
2004 SD 24 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2004)
17 case citations
Johnson v. Busby
93 F.R.D. 868 (D. South Dakota, 1982)

Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 1986; CL 1887, § 4619; RCivC 1903, § 2331; RC 1919, § 2003; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1703.

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