The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-24-10
Judgment refused where controversy would not be terminated
Known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act
The act spans §§ 21–21 (16 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case O'CONNOR v. King (1991)
Most recently applied in O'CONNOR v. King (December 1991)
Source: SL 1925, ch 214, § 6; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0106.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.