15-6-54(a). Definition--Form of judgment.
"Judgment" as used in this chapter includes a decree and means the final determination of the rights of the parties in an action or proceeding. A judgment shall not contain a recital of pleadings, the report of a referee, or the record of prior proceedings. Every direction of a court or judge, made or entered in writing and not included in a judgment, is denominated an order.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §§33.1404, 33.1701; SD RCP, Rule 54 (a), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966.