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South-Dakota
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Title 21 - Judicial Remedies
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Chapter 05 - Wrongful Death Actions
Chapter 05 - Wrongful Death Actions
§ 21-5-1 Liability for wrongful death where damages for injury could have been recovered--Unborn child.
§ 21-5-2 Causes of action surviving death of defendant.
§ 21-5-3 Limitation of actions.
§ 21-5-4 Foreign statute of limitations applicable.
§ 21-5-5 Relatives for whose benefit action brought--Personal representative to bring action.
§ 21-5-6 Settlement of claim by personal representative--Court approval required--Consent by competent beneficiaries.
§ 21-5-7 Damages proportionate to pecuniary injury to beneficiaries.
§ 21-5-8 Apportionment of damages among beneficiaries.
§ 21-5-9 Worker's compensation law governs where applicable.