South Dakota Statutes
§ 60-2-16 — Responsibility to employer for misconduct.
South Dakota § 60-2-16
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 60-2-16 (2026).
Text
An employee who is guilty of willful and wanton misconduct is liable to the employer for the damage thereby caused to the employer. The employer is liable to the employee if the service is not gratuitous, for the value of the service only as is properly rendered.
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Related
Bushman v. Pure Plant Food International, Ltd.
330 N.W.2d 762 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1983)
Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 1147; CL 1887, § 3770; RCivC 1903, § 1466; RC 1919, § 1090; SDC 1939, § 17.0313; SL 2008, ch 276, § 21.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 60-1-1
Employee defined.§ 60-1-2
Contract of employment defined.§ 60-10-13
Repealed by SL 1989, ch 445, § 4.§ 60-10-14
Repealed by SL 1978, ch 359, § 3.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 60-2-16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/60-2-16.