South Dakota Codified Laws 31-3-33. Assessment and payment of damages
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All damages sustained by reason of the locating, changing, or vacating of any highway pursuant to this chapter, shall be assessed and paid by the board having highway jurisdiction thereof or, if there is joint exercise of authority by more than one board, then the damages shall be assessed and paid by those boards in proportion to their joint exercise of authority.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 31-3-33
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Source: SDC 1939, § 28.0606; SL 1985, ch 233, § 18.