(C) - Proceeding in absence of party.

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15-6-40(c). Proceeding in absence of party.

Either party from the time when a case is reached upon the calendar, and in the absence of the adverse party, unless the court for good cause shall otherwise direct, may proceed with the party's case and take a dismissal of the complaint, or a verdict, or judgment, as the case may require.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §33.1305; SD RCP, Rule 40 (c), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966; SL 2006, ch 313 (Supreme Court Rule 06-39), eff. July 1, 2006.


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