An affidavit may be used to verify a pleading, to prove the service of a summons, notice, or other process in an action, to obtain a provisional remedy, an examination of a witness, a stay of proceedings, or upon a motion, and in any other case permitted by law.
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-4-2
Use of affidavits in actions and proceedings
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Horton v. Horton (1993)
Most recently applied in Horton v. Horton (July 1993)
Source: CCivP 1877, § 467; CL 1887, § 5281; RCCivP 1903, § 507; RC 1919, § 2754; Supreme Court Rule 503, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0203.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.