All appeals taken as prescribed by § 8-5-8 shall be heard and determined de novo. 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 township supervisors with an order how to proceed, and require the board to comply therewith by mandamus or attachment as for contempt.
S.D. Codified Laws § 8-5-10
Hearing de novo on appeals--Judgment and order of circuit court
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State, Department of Game, Fish & Parks v. Troy Township (2017)
Most recently applied in Little v. Hanson County Drainage Board (October 2022)
Source: SL 1961, ch 454, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.