Such of the matters specified in subdivisions 15-6-59(a)(6) and (7) as may have been timely presented to the trial court by motion for directed verdict, request for findings, or other apt motion, offer, or objection may be reviewed on appeal from the judgment without necessity for an application for new trial.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-26A-8
New trial motion not required for review on insufficiency of evidence or error of law
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Application of Northwestern Bell Tel. Co. (1986)
Most recently applied in Reede Construction, Inc. v. South Dakota Department of Transportation (November 2017)
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0710; SDCL, § 15-26-20; SL 1978, ch 178, § 569.
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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.