South Dakota § 15-6-40(c) Proceeding in absence of party.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 15-6-40(c) — Proceeding in absence of party.

South Dakota § 15-6-40(c)

Title 15CIVIL PROCEDURE

Ch. 15RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 15-6-40(c) (2026).

Text

Either party from the time when a case is reached upon the calendar, and in the absence of the adverse party, unless the court for good cause shall otherwise direct, may proceed with the party's case and take a dismissal of the complaint, or a verdict, or judgment, as the case may require.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1305; SD RCP, Rule 40 (c), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966; SL 2006, ch 313 (Supreme Court Rule 06-39), eff. July 1, 2006.