<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 15-8-14 - Joint tort-feasor not entitled to contribution to settlement unless liability extinguished. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2043769Normal { 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.s2043769SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043769CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043769CL-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043769Normal-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.s2043769DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043769DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043769000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043769SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043769SCL-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="s2043769Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-8-14"><span class="s2043769SENU">15-8-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043769SENU">. </span><span class="s2043769CL">Joint tort</span><span class="s2043769CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2043769CL">feasor not entitled to contribution to settlement unless liability extinguished.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043769Normal-000001"><span class="s2043769DefaultParagraphFont">A joint tort</span><span class="s2043769DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2043769DefaultParagraphFont">feasor who enters into a settlement with the injured person is not entitled to recover contribution from another joint tort</span><span class="s2043769DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2043769DefaultParagraphFont">feasor whose liability to the injured person is not extinguished by the settlement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043769Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043769000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043769Normal"><span class="s2043769SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043769SCL-000004"> SL 1945, ch 167, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 33.04A03 (3).</span></p></div></body></html>