No answer or disclosure in garnishment except by the State of South Dakota shall be made upon information and belief. The answer or disclosure of the garnishee may be made by an agent or attorney having knowledge of the facts.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-18-29

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor

Source: SL 1909, ch 156, § 13; RC 1919, § 2465; SL 1923, ch 149; Supreme Court Rule 625, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2814.