The proponent may use a summary, chart, or calculation to prove the content of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs that cannot be conveniently examined in court. The proponent must make the originals or duplicates available for examination or copying, or both, by other parties at a reasonable time and place. And the court may order the proponent to produce them in court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-19-1006
Summaries to prove content
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Casper Lodging, LLC v. Akers (2015)
Most recently applied in Casper Lodging, LLC v. Akers (October 2015)
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 1006); SDCL § 19-18-6; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-70), eff
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.