SDCL § 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.