It is the duty of an attorney and counselor at law not to encourage either the commencement or continuance of an action or proceeding from any motive of passion or interest.
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-18-16
Attorney not to maintain action for improper motives
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Discipline of Laprath (2003)
Most recently applied in Discipline of Swier (February 2020)
Source: PolC 1877, ch 18, § 4, subdiv 6; CL 1887, § 465, subdiv 6; RPolC 1903, § 697, subdiv 6; RC 1919, § 5262 (6); Supreme Court Rule 13, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1201…
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.