South Dakota Statutes
§ 21-3-14 — Local law where personal injury occurs determines survival of claim.
South Dakota § 21-3-14
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-3-14 (2026).
Text
In any action arising out of an injury to the person, the local law of the state where the injury occurs determines whether a claim for damages survives the death of the party sought to be held liable or of the injured person. For purposes of this section, the place where the injury occurs is the place where the forces causing the injury first result in actionable injury to the injured person.
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Related
Butts v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
852 F. Supp. 2d 1139 (D. South Dakota, 2012)
Jacobs v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
849 F. Supp. 2d 893 (D. South Dakota, 2012)
Legislative History
SL 2011, ch 112, § 1.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 21-3-14, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/21-3-14.