The circuit court may make a final judgment and cause the same to be executed or may send the same back to the board of county commissioners with an order how to proceed, and require such board to comply therewith by mandamus or attachment as for contempt.
S.D. Codified Laws § 7-8-31
Circuit court judgment and order on appeal from county commissioners
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Ridley v. Lawrence County Commission (2000)
Most recently applied in County Of Harding, South Dakota v. Frithiof (April 2007)
Source: SL 1868-9, ch 4, § 35; SL 1874-5, ch 27, § 34; PolC 1877, ch 21, § 50; CL 1887, § 614; RPolC 1903, § 854; RC 1919, § 5890; SDC 1939, § 12.0620.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.