<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 40-28-24 - Judgment against plaintiff when no damage sustained. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2063685Normal { 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.s2063685SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063685CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2063685Normal-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.s2063685DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063685000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063685SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063685SCL-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="s2063685Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-28-24"><span class="s2063685SENU">40-28-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063685SENU">. </span><span class="s2063685CL">Judgment against plaintiff when no damage sustained.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063685Normal-000000"><span class="s2063685DefaultParagraphFont">If it shall appear upon the trial of an action under the provisions of this chapter that no damage was sustained, judgment shall be rendered against the plaintiff for cost of suit and damage sustained by defendant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063685Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063685000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063685Normal"><span class="s2063685SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063685SCL-000002"> CCivP 1877, § 751; CL 1887, § 5573; RCCivP 1903, § 821; SL 1907, ch 244, § 5; RC 1919, § 2925; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 37.2406.</span></p></div></body></html>