The circuit court possesses chancery as well as common-law jurisdiction.
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-6-8
Chancery and common-law jurisdiction of circuit court
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Matter of Estate of O'Keefe (1998)
Most recently applied in In Re the Estate of Neiswender (August 2000)
Source: CCivP 1877, § 27; CL 1887, § 4824; RCCivP 1903, § 29; RC 1919, § 2113; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.0903.
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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.