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South Dakota Laws > Title 15 > Chapter 14 > § 15-14-1 - Order of proceedings at trial

In civil jury cases, prior to the jury having been selected and sworn, the court may read a written statement of the case agreed upon by the parties to the prospective jurors. The statement may include a summary of the uncontested facts of the case, the claims of the parties and the issues presented. Any such statement of the case shall be submitted to the parties and agreed to by them before being read to the jury panel. The statement of the case read to the prospective jurors shall become a part of the instructions and charge to the jury except to the extent that justice may require any modification thereof after the evidence has been concluded. The jury shall then be selected and sworn, and the trial shall then proceed in the following order, subject to the right of the court, for good cause shown, otherwise to direct the order of statements, proof, and argument:

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