<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 15-6-8(a) - Claims for relief. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2043435Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2043435SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043435CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043435Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2043435DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043435DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043435Normal-000002 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2043435Normal-000003 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2043435000004 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043435SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043435SCL-000005 { 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="s2043435Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043435SENU">15-6-8(a). </span><span class="s2043435CL">Claims for relief.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043435Normal-000000"><span class="s2043435DefaultParagraphFont">A pleading which sets forth a claim for relief, whether an original claim, counterclaim, cross</span><span class="s2043435DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2043435DefaultParagraphFont">claim, or third</span><span class="s2043435DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2043435DefaultParagraphFont">party claim, shall contain:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043435Normal-000002"><span class="s2043435DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043435Normal-000002"><span class="s2043435DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A demand for judgment for the relief to which he deems himself entitled.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043435Normal-000003"><span class="s2043435DefaultParagraphFont">Relief in the alternative or of several different types may be demanded.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043435Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043435000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043435Normal"><span class="s2043435SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043435SCL-000005"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 33.0903; SD RCP, Rule 8 (a), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966.</span></p></div></body></html>