Section 21-3A-1.1 - Purposes of chapter. - South Dakota Statutes

21-3A-1.1. Purposes of chapter. The purposes of this chapter are to fully and fairly compensate injured parties as well as to:
(1) Alleviate some of the practical problems incident to unpredictability of large future losses;
(2) Effectuate more precise awards of damages for actual losses;
(3) Pay damages as the trier of fact finds the losses will accrue; and
(4) Assure that payments of damages more nearly serve the purposes for which they are awarded.

Source: SL 1986, ch 163, § 15, as added by SL 1988, ch 181, § 1.