Immediately upon filing in the office of the clerk of the Supreme Court of any opinion, decision, or judgment of the court by virtue of which any costs or damages for delay are awarded or become due as a matter of law to either party, the clerk of the Supreme Court shall compute such costs in the amounts provided by statute and from the receipted vouchers or statements of costs filed by the parties, and shall thereupon tax such costs in favor of the party entitled thereto.

The clerk of the Supreme Court shall immediately thereafter notify the attorneys of record by mail of such taxation of costs specifying the items and amounts of each as determined by him and specifying the names of the parties in favor of and against whom such costs are taxed.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-30-8

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0753.