<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 10-11-78 - Supreme Court may award attorney fees against unsuccessful appellant--Motion and statement of costs. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2037877Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2037877SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037877CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2037877Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2037877DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037877000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037877SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037877SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2037877Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=10-11-78"><span class="s2037877SENU">10-11-78</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037877SENU">. </span><span class="s2037877CL">Supreme Court may award attorney fees against unsuccessful appellant--Motion and statement of costs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2037877Normal-000000"><span class="s2037877DefaultParagraphFont">On motion, the Supreme Court may award reasonable attorneys' fees in an action brought to the Supreme Court pursuant to this chapter against any appellant relative to the assessment of property, if the appellant does not prevail in its appeal of the property assessment. The motion shall be accompanied by counsel's verified itemized statement of costs incurred and legal services rendered.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2037877Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037877000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2037877Normal"><span class="s2037877SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037877SCL-000002"> SL 1999, ch 48, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>