{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-42-b","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-6-42(b)","heading":"Separate trials.","body":"The court, in furtherance of convenience or to avoid prejudice, or when separate trials will be conducive to expedition and economy may order a separate trial of any claim, cross-claim, counterclaim, or third-party claim, or of any separate issue or of any number of claims, cross-claims, counterclaims, third-party claims, or issues, always preserving inviolate the right of trial by jury as declared by the state or federal Constitution or as given by a statute.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-6. RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-6-42(b)","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"6317028d3e9a019fa7a4e76c6a55ea9199c7091886cdff9ab8795aa0da3863d8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-42-a","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}