South Dakota Statute Annotations

South Dakota statutes with the cases interpreting them: each note is a one-sentence holding backed by a verbatim quote and a link to the full opinion.

7 sections · 742 case notes · All jurisdictions

7 sections most cited first

S.D. Codified Laws § 15-6-56

Summary judgment

409 case notes cases 1970–2026 screened through 2026-04-08

S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-13

Six-year limitation for specified civil actions

75 case notes cases 1975–2025 screened through 2025-07-23

S.D. Codified Laws § 21-3-2

Punitive damages

71 case notes cases 1975–2026 screened through 2026-01-14

S.D. Codified Laws § 22-6-1

Felony penalties and restitution

71 case notes cases 1980–2026 screened through 2026-04-02

S.D. Codified Laws § 20-9-2

Comparative negligence

45 case notes cases 1971–2026 screened through 2026-06-24

S.D. Codified Laws § 21-1-4.1

Punitive damages hearing and evidentiary threshold

41 case notes cases 1987–2026 screened through 2026-03-31

S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14

Three-year statute of limitations

30 case notes cases 1972–2022 screened through 2025-07-09

A section appears here once at least 3 cases interpreting it have been written up. Sections are worked most-used first, so coverage deepens continuously; each page states exactly how many of its citing cases have been reviewed and through what date.

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