South Dakota Codified Laws 45-5-12. Costs of appeal
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If the appellant recovers fifty dollars more damages than the commissioners have awarded or if the respondent offers to allow judgment against the respondent to be taken, the respondent shall pay the costs of the appeal; otherwise the appellant shall pay the costs.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 45-5-12
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Source: SL 1881, ch 97, § 12; CL 1887, § 2027; RPolC 1903, § 2561; RC 1919, § 8755; SDC 1939, § 42.0211; SL 2011, ch 165, § 190.