The testimony of witnesses is taken in three modes:
(1) By affidavit;
(2) By deposition;
(3) By oral examination.
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-3-1
Means of testimony enumerated
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Horton v. Horton (1993)
Most recently applied in Horton v. Horton (July 1993)
Source: CCivP 1877, § 463; CL 1887, § 5277; RCCivP 1903, § 503; RC 1919, § 2750; Supreme Court Rule 501, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0201.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.