The recovery of a judgment by the injured person against one joint tort-feasor does not discharge the other joint tort-feasors.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-8-16
Joint tort-feasor not discharged by judgment against another
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fluth v. Schoenfelder Constr., Inc. (2018)
Most recently applied in Fluth v. Schoenfelder Constr., Inc. (August 2018)
Source: SL 1945, ch 167, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 33.04A04.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.