<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 34-20B-51 - Survival of right of action. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056871Normal { 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.s2056871SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056871CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056871Normal-000000 { 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.s2056871DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056871000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056871SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056871SCL-000002 { 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="s2056871Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-20B-51"><span class="s2056871SENU">34-20B-51</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056871SENU">. </span><span class="s2056871CL">Survival of right of action.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056871Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056871DefaultParagraphFont">In case of the death of either party, the right of action given in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-20C"><span class="s2056871DefaultParagraphFont">34-20C</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056871DefaultParagraphFont"> shall survive to or against such party's personal representative.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056871Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056871000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056871Normal"><span class="s2056871SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056871SCL-000002"> SL 1977, ch 316; SL 1997, ch 203, § 15.</span></p></div></body></html>