South Dakota Statutes
§ 21-2-8 — Damages for carrier's failure to accept freight, messages or passengers.
South Dakota § 21-2-8
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-2-8 (2026).
Text
The detriment caused by breach of a carrier's obligation by failure to accept freight, messages, or passengers, is deemed to be the difference between the amount he had a right to charge for the carriage and the amount it would be necessary to pay for the same service when it ought to be performed.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 1962; CL 1887, § 4595; RCivC 1903, § 2307; RC 1919, § 1979; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1808 (1).
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 21-2-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/21-2-8.