No failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall affect the right of any person to recover, in an ordinary civil action, from the party with whom he has contracted.
S.D. Codified Laws § 44-9-49
Failure to comply with chapter does not affect right of person to recover, in civil action, from party with whom he contracted
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Ringgenberg v. Wilmsmeyer (1977)
Most recently applied in Claussen v. Brookings County (In Re Claussen) (September 1990)
Source: SL 1913, ch 263, § 12; RC 1919, § 1654; SDC 1939, § 39.0716.
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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.