19-19-102. Purpose.
This chapter should be construed so as to administer every proceeding fairly, eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay, and promote the development of evidence law, to the end of ascertaining the truth and securing a just determination.
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 102); SDCL §19-9-2; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-18), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.