On appeal from a judgment the Supreme Court may review any order, ruling, or determination of the trial court, including an order denying a new trial, and whether any such order, ruling, or determination is made before or after judgment involving the merits and necessarily affecting the judgment and appearing upon the record.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-26A-7
Orders and determinations of trial court subject to review on appeal from judgment
Applied in 22 court decisions — leading case Biegler v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. (2001)
Most recently applied in Berwald v. Stan's, Inc. (July 2025)
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0710; SDCL, § 15-26-19.
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