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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 20 - PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Chapter 9 - LIABILITY FOR TORTS
Section 20-9-1 - Responsibility for injury by willful act or negligence-Contributory negligence

S.D. Codified Laws § 20-9-1

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Section 20-9-1 - Responsibility for injury by willful act or negligence-Contributory negligence

Every person is responsible for injury to the person, property, or rights of another caused by his willful acts or caused by his want of ordinary care or skill, subject in the latter cases to the defense of contributory negligence.

SDCL 20-9-1

CivC 1877, § 979; CL 1887, § 3603; RCivC 1903, § 1297; RC 1919, § 801; SDC 1939, § 47.0304.