When a breach of duty has caused no appreciable detriment to the party affected, he may yet recover nominal damages.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-1-2
Nominal damages for breach of duty without detriment
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Giroux (2004)
Most recently applied in State v. Giroux (February 2004)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1986; CL 1887, § 4619; RCivC 1903, § 2331; RC 1919, § 2003; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1703.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.