No amendment to the articles of incorporation shall affect any existing cause of action in favor of or against such corporation, or any pending action to which such corporation shall be a party, or the existing rights of persons other than members; and, in the event the corporation name shall be changed by amendment, no action brought by or against such corporation under its former name shall abate for that reason.
S.D. Codified Laws § 47-22-22
Preexisting actions unaffected--Change of name as not abating action
Known as the South Dakota Nonprofit Corporation Act
The act spans §§ 47–47 (90 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Banner Health System v. Long (2003)
Most recently applied in Banner Health System v. Long (May 2003)
Source: SDC 1939, § 11.1302; SL 1965, ch 24, § 38.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.