South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-6-35. Pleading to petition of board of directors for confirmation of issue and sale of bonds–Law governing
Any person interested in the district, or in the issue or sale of the bonds, may answer or otherwise plead to the petition. The provisions of law respecting such pleading to a complaint shall be applicable to a pleading to the petition. The person so pleading to the petition shall be the defendant to the special proceeding and the district shall be the plaintiff. Every material statement of the petition not especially controverted by the answer must for the purpose of such special proceeding be taken as true; and each person failing to answer the petition shall be deemed to admit as true all the material statements of the petition; the rules of pleading and practice provided by law, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, are applicable to the special proceeding provided for herein.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-6-35
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Source: SDC 1939, § 61.0844; SDCL, § 46-14-34.