The State of South Dakota shall pay to any successful litigant, the amount of damages awarded and the amount of costs assessed against the State of South Dakota, out of the state highway fund from all the moneys levied and collected by the state by general state taxation for state highway purposes, or appropriated for state highway purposes.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 31-2-38

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

Source: SL 1964, ch 110, § 5.