Any person who claims to have been adversely affected by any act or a practice declared to be unlawful by § 37-24-6 shall be permitted to bring a civil action for the recovery of actual damages suffered as a result of such act or practice.
S.D. Codified Laws § 37-24-31
Action for damages brought by person adversely affected
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Nygaard v. Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health System (2007)
Most recently applied in S.D. Wheat Growers Ass'n v. Chief Indus., Inc. (August 2018)
Source: SL 1971, ch 218, § 8.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.