{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-21-3a-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 21-3A-1.1","heading":"Purposes of chapter.","body":"The purposes of this chapter are to fully and fairly compensate injured parties as well as to:\n(1) Alleviate some of the practical problems incident to unpredictability of large future losses;\n(2) Effectuate more precise awards of damages for actual losses;\n(3) Pay damages as the trier of fact finds the losses will accrue; and\n(4) Assure that payments of damages more nearly serve the purposes for which they are awarded.","path":["TITLE 21. JUDICIAL REMEDIES","CHAPTER 21-3A. PERIODIC PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN JUDGMENTS AND SETTLEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-3A-1.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"8ffec26f9eca72d90675c5b9d8dbe6072e1c2b953c59a2a06565b9adbe4c915c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-21-3a-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-21-3a-1.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}