South Dakota Statutes

§ 25-2-15 — Spouse's power to sue.

South Dakota § 25-2-15
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 25DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 25-2RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MARRIAGE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-2-15 (2026).

Text

For any injury to his or her reputation, person, or property, a person may sue in his or her own name without joining his or her spouse as a party plaintiff. Actions founded upon a person's separate contracts or torts or relating to his or her individual property may be brought without joining his or her spouse as a party defendant.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 14.0207; SL 1984, ch 12, § 44.

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