When a motion for mistrial is made successfully in any civil action, the court may impose against the party intentionally causing the mistrial the jury costs and attorneys' fees together with such other costs as may be appropriate.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-17-16.1
Imposition of costs and attorneys' fees on grant of mistrial
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Eccleston v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (1998)
Most recently applied in Eccleston v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (December 1998)
Source: SL 1986, ch 164.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.