South Dakota Codified Laws 21-34-5. Procedural matters prescribed by court
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In any and all cases under this chapter the court shall have jurisdiction to make such orders fixing the procedure, time, and place of hearing, notice to parties, appearances, requirements of pleading, taking evidence by deposition or otherwise, and other administrative details as to it may appear warranted for the purpose of a full hearing and presentation of the facts and laws involved, in person or by counsel, so that the matter may be fairly and correctly determined.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-34-5
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SDC 1939, § 65.0107.