South Dakota Codified Laws 21-36-19. Pleadings and testimony in prior proceedings admissible in evidence
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Upon the trial of said action in the circuit court, the original or a duly certified copy of any petition, pleading, order, finding, or judgment, and the official or proven copy of the testimony of any witness, or other evidence received upon any former hearing in any court of record of this state, wherein any party to said action shall have appeared and asserted any claim or interest in such property or estate, shall be admissible in evidence for or against him.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-36-19
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- 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 1909, ch 104, § 5; RC 1919, § 3053; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4204.