15-8-20. Severability of joint tort-feasor provisions.
If any provision of §§15-8-11 to 15-8-22, inclusive, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of said sections which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of said sections are declared to be severable.
Source: SL 1945, ch 167, §8; SDC Supp 1960, §33.04A09.
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.