To the extent such liability insurance is purchased pursuant to § 21-32-15 and to the extent coverage is afforded thereunder, the state shall be deemed to have waived the common law doctrine of sovereign immunity and consented to suit in the same manner that any other party may be sued.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-32-16
Waiver of immunity to extent of insurance coverage--Consent to suit
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case Kyllo v. Panzer (1995)
Most recently applied in Hunter v. S.D. Dept. of Soc. Servs. (March 2019)
Source: SL 1981, ch 169, § 2.
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