Habitual intemperance is that degree of intemperance from the use of intoxicating drinks which disqualifies the person a great portion of the time from properly attending to business, or which would reasonably inflict a course of great mental anguish upon the innocent party.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-16
Habitual intemperance defined
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Connelly v. Connelly (1985)
Most recently applied in Connelly v. Connelly (February 1985)
Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0711.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.