South Dakota Codified Laws 15-6-44.1. Determination of foreign law
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A party who intends to raise an issue concerning the law of a foreign country shall give notice in his pleadings or other reasonable written notice. The court, in determining foreign law, may consider any relevant material or source, including testimony, whether or not submitted by a party or admissible under § 15-6-43. The court’s determination shall be treated as a ruling on a question of law.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-6-44.1
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SD RCP, Rule 44.1, as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order No. 2, March 31, 1969, effective July 1, 1969.