The notice required by § 3-21-2 may not be deemed invalid or insufficient by reason of any inaccuracy in stating the time, place or cause of the injury if it is shown that the claimant had no intention to mislead and that the public entity was not misled.
S.D. Codified Laws § 3-21-5
Effect of inaccuracy in notice
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Myears v. Charles Mix County (1997)
Most recently applied in Myears v. Charles Mix County (July 1997)
Source: SL 1986, ch 4, § 5.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.