{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-20-9-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 20-9-1","heading":"Responsibility for injury by willful act or negligence--Contributory negligence.","body":"Every person is responsible for injury to the person, property, or rights of another caused by his willful acts or caused by his want of ordinary care or skill, subject in the latter cases to the defense of contributory negligence.","path":["TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 20-9. LIABILITY FOR TORTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/20-9-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"1e4693d80e69843f639a3a8df3beef686cc9d591eddd661d7b743f7ed09812c1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-20-8-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-20-9-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}