If a plaintiff in a civil action has not satisfied a judgment for expenses, attorney’s fees, or both, entered in a prior civil case involving substantially the same parties brought in the circuit where the present action is pending, and the court, in support of the judgment, made a finding, pursuant to § 15-17-51, that the proceeding was frivolous or brought for a malicious purpose, the plaintiff may be dismissed from the action without prejudice, subject to the right of the plaintiff to recommence the action upon filing of a satisfaction of the judgment.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-2-33

  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

Source: SL 1995, ch 113.