South Dakota Statutes
§ 16-18-18 — Attorney's duty to respect client's confidence.
It is the duty of an attorney and counselor at law to maintain inviolate the confidence, and at any peril to himself to preserve the secret of his client.
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Chem-Age Industries, Inc. v. Glover
2002 SD 122 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
In Re French
145 B.R. 991 (D. South Dakota, 1992)
Widdoss v. Donahue
331 N.W.2d 831 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1983)
Legislative History
PolC 1877, ch 18, § 4, subdiv 4; CL 1887, § 465, subdiv 4; RPolC 1903, § 697, subdiv 4; RC 1919, § 5262 (4); Supreme Court Rule 13, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1201 (4).
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§ 16-1-1
Supreme Court districts.§ 16-1-2.2
Form of retention ballot.§ 16-1-3
§ 16-1-3§ 16-1-4
Repealed§ 16-1-9
Term of Supreme Court--Places.§ 16-10-1
Repealed§ 16-10-2.1
, 16-10-2.2§ 16-10-3
Repealed§ 16-10-5
§ 16-10-5