{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-9-a","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-6-9(a)","heading":"Pleading capacity.","body":"It is not necessary to aver the capacity of a party to sue or be sued or the authority of a party to sue or be sued in a representative capacity or the legal existence of a corporation or organized association of persons that is made a party. When a party desires to raise an issue as to the legal existence of any party or the capacity of any party to sue or be sued or the authority of a party to sue or be sued in a representative capacity, he shall do so by specific negative averment, which shall include such supporting particulars as are peculiarly within the pleader's knowledge.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-6. RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-6-9(a)","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"fd2bd7b38cb98429c4f2a9003458c7f801b01b7438b1870371eafdd6dcef1437","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-9","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-9-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}