South Dakota Codified Laws 15-17-55. Reversal upon appeal–Taxation of disbursements
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If a case is reversed upon appeal, the prevailing party may tax his disbursements as if he would have prevailed at trial. The prevailing party may also tax, as his disbursements, the expenses of a shorthand reporter‘s transcript necessarily procured for the purpose of the settled record.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-17-55
- 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.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Source: SL 1992, ch 148, § 20.