South Dakota Statutes

§ 15-39-71 — Witnesses and evidence received on hearing.

South Dakota § 15-39-71
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 15CIVIL PROCEDURE
Ch. 15-38SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 15-39-71 (2026).

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Witnesses shall be sworn; but the court shall conduct the hearing in such order and form and with such methods of proof as it deems best suited to discover the facts and to determine the justice of the case. Interrogatories shall not be filed nor depositions taken, except by leave of court.

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Kneeland v. Matz
388 N.W.2d 890 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1986)
6 case citations
Goin v. Houdashelt
2020 S.D. 32 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2020)

Legislative History

SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.4114; SDCL, § 15-39-35; Supreme Court Rule 81-4.

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