<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 15-8-11 - Joint tort-feasors--Definition of term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2043766Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2043766SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043766CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043766CL-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043766Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2043766DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043766DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043766000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043766SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043766SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2043766Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-8-11"><span class="s2043766SENU">15-8-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043766SENU">. </span><span class="s2043766CL">Joint tort</span><span class="s2043766CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2043766CL">feasors--Definition of term.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043766Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043766DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-8-12"><span class="s2043766DefaultParagraphFont">15-8-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043766DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-8-22"><span class="s2043766DefaultParagraphFont">15-8-22</span></a><span class="s2043766DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, the term "joint tort</span><span class="s2043766DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2043766DefaultParagraphFont">feasors" means two or more persons jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property, whether or not judgment has been recovered against all or some of them.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043766Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043766000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043766Normal"><span class="s2043766SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043766SCL-000004"> SL 1945, ch 167, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 33.04A02.</span></p></div></body></html>