{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-7-a","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-6-7(a)","heading":"Pleadings.","body":"There shall be a complaint and an answer; a reply to a counterclaim denominated as such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim; a third-party complaint, if a person who was not an original party is summoned under the provisions of § 15-6-14; and a third-party answer, if a third-party complaint is served. No other pleading shall be allowed, except that the court may order a reply to an answer or a third-party answer.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-6. RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-6-7(a)","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"eb9b2b4051d5cf5dc5bf1a00a953f672b90111dddc0a581034cc3767c783e34e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-7-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}