<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 21-44-18 - Denial of petition if proof insufficient--Order to proceed in quiet title action. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046574Normal { 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.s2046574SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046574CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046574Normal-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.s2046574DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046574000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046574SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046574SCL-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="s2046574Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-44-18"><span class="s2046574SENU">21-44-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046574SENU">. </span><span class="s2046574CL">Denial of petition if proof insufficient--Order to proceed in quiet title action.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046574Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046574DefaultParagraphFont">If the court is not satisfied with the proof finally offered, the court may deny the petition or order the petitioner to proceed under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-41"><span class="s2046574DefaultParagraphFont">21-41</span></a><span class="s2046574DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046574Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046574000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046574Normal"><span class="s2046574SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046574SCL-000002"> Supreme Court Rule adopted August 10, 1943; SDC Supp 1960, § 37.1206.</span></p></div></body></html>