2013 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 15 - CIVIL PROCEDURE
Chapter 06 - Rules Of Procedure In Circuit Courts
§ 15-6-8(a) Claims for relief.


SD Codified L § 15-6-8(a) (2013) What's This?

15-6-8(a). Claims for relief. A pleading which sets forth a claim for relief, whether an original claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim, shall contain:

(1) A short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief; and

(2) A demand for judgment for the relief to which he deems himself entitled.

Relief in the alternative or of several different types may be demanded.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0903; SD RCP, Rule 8 (a), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966.

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