For the purposes of §§ 15-8-12 to 15-8-22, inclusive, the term "joint tort-feasors" means two or more persons jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property, whether or not judgment has been recovered against all or some of them.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-8-11
Joint tort-feasors--Definition of term
Applied in 36 court decisions — leading case Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union (1981)
Most recently applied in Fluth v. Schoenfelder Constr., Inc. (August 2018)
Source: SL 1945, ch 167, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 33.04A02.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.