21-3A-1.1. Purposes of chapter.The purposes of this chapter are to fully and fairly compensate injured parties as well as to:(1)Alleviate some of the practical problems incident to unpredictability of large future losses;(2)Effectuate more precise awards of damages for actual losses;(3)Pay damages as the trier of fact finds the losses will accrue; and(4)Assure that payments of damages more nearly serve the purposes for which they are awarded. Source: SL 1986, ch 163, §15, as added by SL 1988, ch 181, §1.
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