South Dakota Codified Laws 21-1-5. Damages for breach of obligation not to exceed gain from full performance–Exceptions
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Notwithstanding the provisions of these statutes, no person can recover a greater amount in damages for the breach of an obligation than he could have gained by the full performance thereof on both sides, except in the cases specified in statutes providing exemplary damages or penal damages, and in statutes relating to damages for breach of promise to marry, for seduction, or wrongful injuries to animals.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-1-5
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: CivC 1877, § 1984; CL 1887, § 4617; RCivC 1903, § 2329; RC 1919, § 2001; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1706.