<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 15-6-56(b) - Summary judgment for defending party. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2043666Normal { 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.s2043666SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043666CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043666Normal-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.s2043666DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043666DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043666000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043666SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043666SCL-000003 { 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="s2043666Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043666SENU">15-6-56(b). </span><span class="s2043666CL">Summary judgment for defending party.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043666Normal-000000"><span class="s2043666DefaultParagraphFont">A party against whom a claim, counterclaim, or cross</span><span class="s2043666DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2043666DefaultParagraphFont">claim is asserted or a declaratory judgment is sought may, at any time, move with or without supporting affidavits for a summary judgment in his favor as to all or any part thereof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043666Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043666000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043666Normal"><span class="s2043666SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043666SCL-000003"> SD RCP, Rule 56 (b), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966.</span></p></div></body></html>