15-8-15.1. Liability of party allocated less than fifty percent of total fault.
If the court enters judgment against any party liable on the basis of joint and several liability, any party who is allocated less than fifty percent of the total fault allocated to all the parties may not be jointly liable for more than twice the percentage of fault allocated to that party.
Source: SL 1987, ch 154, ยง1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 08 - Remedies On Joint Liability
Section 15-8-1 - Remedies available where some but not all defendants served.
Section 15-8-5 - Contents and service of summons to enforce judgment against joint contract debtor.
Section 15-8-7 - Defenses available to joint contract debtor summoned for enforcement of judgment.
Section 15-8-11 - Joint tort-feasors--Definition of term.
Section 15-8-12 - Right of contribution among joint tort-feasors.
Section 15-8-15 - Degrees of fault of joint tort-feasors considered in determining liability.
Section 15-8-15.1 - Liability of party allocated less than fifty percent of total fault.
Section 15-8-16 - Joint tort-feasor not discharged by judgment against another.
Section 15-8-19 - Indemnity rights not impaired by joint tort-feasor provisions.
Section 15-8-20 - Severability of joint tort-feasor provisions.
Section 15-8-22 - Citation of uniform tort-feasor provisions.