Damages under § 40-28-4 may be recovered in a civil action, in any court having jurisdiction thereof in the county where such damage may have occurred, and the proceedings shall be the same as in other civil actions, except as modified in this chapter.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 40-28-18

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 747; SL 1883, ch 115, § 1; SL 1885 (Spec. Laws), ch 17, § 5; CL 1887, § 5569; RCCivP 1903, §§ 817, 829, 830; SL 1907, ch 244, § 1; RC 1919, § 2921; SL 1919, ch 350; SL 1921, ch 405; SL 1933, ch 6; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2401.

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