South Dakota Codified Laws 21-17A-23. Basis of determination–Additional evidence–Continuance
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The court’s determinations shall be made upon the basis of the pleadings and other papers in the record; but upon good cause shown, the court may receive and consider at the hearing additional evidence, oral or documentary, and additional points and authorities, or it may continue the hearing for the production of such additional evidence or points and authorities.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-17A-23
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
Source: SL 1983, ch 168, § 23.