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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 21 - JUDICIAL REMEDIES
Chapter 1 - ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES GENERALLY
Section 21-1-5 - Damages for breach of obligation not to exceed gain from full performance-Exceptions

S.D. Codified Laws § 21-1-5

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Section 21-1-5 - Damages for breach of obligation not to exceed gain from full performance-Exceptions

Notwithstanding the provisions of these statutes, no person can recover a greater amount in damages for the breach of an obligation than he could have gained by the full performance thereof on both sides, except in the cases specified in statutes providing exemplary damages or penal damages, and in statutes relating to damages for breach of promise to marry, for seduction, or wrongful injuries to animals.

SDCL 21-1-5

CivC 1877, § 1984; CL 1887, § 4617; RCivC 1903, § 2329; RC 1919, § 2001; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1706.