South Dakota Codified Laws 38-12A-26. Purpose of committee–Nonbinding report–Evidence in litigation
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The purpose of the arbitration committee is to assist consumers and seedsmen, seed producers, and seed dealers in determining the validity of complaints made by consumers and recommend total money damages resulting from alleged failure of seed to produce as represented by label on the seed package. Any report of the arbitration committee is nonbinding. The consumer or the seedman, seed producer, or seed dealer may offer the report as evidence in any litigation.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 38-12A-26
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Source: SL 1988, ch 314, § 25.