When the verdict is announced, if it be informal or insufficient in not covering the issue submitted, it may be corrected by the jury under the advice of the court, or the jury may be again sent out.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-14-30
Correction of irregularities in verdict
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Mueller v. Mueller (1974)
Most recently applied in Curran v. Scharpf (March 2012)
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1337.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.