South Dakota Codified Laws 16-6-8. Chancery and common-law jurisdiction of circuit court
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The circuit court possesses chancery as well as common–law jurisdiction.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-6-8
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 27; CL 1887, § 4824; RCCivP 1903, § 29; RC 1919, § 2113; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.0903.