A person who sets a fire as provided in § 34-35-10 is liable for civil damages for all injury and fire suppression and extinguishment costs caused by the fire. For the purposes of this section, person includes but is not limited to public utilities, railroads, and private utilities.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34-35-12
Civil liability for fire
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Marts v. Sutton (1979)
Most recently applied in Marts v. Sutton (February 1979)
Source: PenC 1877, ch 40, § 3; CL 1887, § 2394; RPolC 1903, § 3154; RC 1919, § 10357; SDC 1939, § 20.0203; SL 1955, ch 66, § 3; SL 1980, ch 247, § 2; SL 1986, ch 288, § 2; SL 19…
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