<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 19-3-3 - Deposition defined. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045231Normal { 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.s2045231SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045231CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045231Normal-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.s2045231DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045231DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045231000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045231SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045231SCL-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="s2045231Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-3-3"><span class="s2045231SENU">19-3-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045231SENU">. </span><span class="s2045231CL">Deposition defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045231Normal-000000"><span class="s2045231DefaultParagraphFont">A deposition is a written declaration under oath made upon notice to the adverse party for the purpose of enabling him to attend and cross</span><span class="s2045231DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2045231DefaultParagraphFont">examine; or upon written interrogatories.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045231Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045231000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045231Normal"><span class="s2045231SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045231SCL-000003"> CCivP 1877, § 465; CL 1887, § 5279; RCCivP 1903, § 505; RC 1919, § 2752; Supreme Court Rule 502, 1939; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 36.0202.</span></p></div></body></html>