The circuit court may award disbursements, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in an action brought to circuit court pursuant to this chapter by any appellant relative to the assessment of property, if the appellant does not prevail in its appeal of the property assessment.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 10-11-45.1

  • 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.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1999, ch 48, § 1.