Witnesses shall be sworn; but the court shall conduct the hearing in such order and form and with such methods of proof as it deems best suited to discover the facts and to determine the justice of the case. Interrogatories shall not be filed nor depositions taken, except by leave of court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-39-71
Witnesses and evidence received on hearing
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Kneeland v. Matz (1986)
Most recently applied in Goin v. Houdashelt (June 2020)
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.4114; SDCL, § 15-39-35; Supreme Court Rule 81-4.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.