{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-21-5-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 21-5-2","heading":"Causes of action surviving death of defendant.","body":"Actions for wrongful death or personal injury shall survive the death of the wrongdoer whether or not the death of the wrongdoer occurred before or after the death or injury of the injured person.","path":["TITLE 21. JUDICIAL REMEDIES","CHAPTER 21-5. WRONGFUL DEATH ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-5-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"7f495c9c4aaf2001bc4e93c84e9044ba9eded8187bfdbbd82953fd13a0512972","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-21-5-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-21-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}