{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-21-8-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 21-8-2","heading":"Purposes for which injunction prohibited.","body":"An injunction cannot be granted:\n(1) To stay a judicial proceeding pending at the commencement of the action in which the injunction is demanded, unless such restraint is necessary to prevent a multiplicity of such proceedings;\n(2) To stay proceedings in a court of the United States;\n(3) To stay proceedings in another state upon a judgment of a court of that state;\n(4) To prevent the execution of a public statute, by officers of the law, for public benefit;\n(5) To prevent the breach of a contract, the performance of which would not be specifically enforced;\n(6) To prevent the exercise of a public or private office in a lawful manner, by the person in possession;\n(7) To prevent a legislative act by a municipal corporation;\n(8) To enforce a penal law, except in case of nuisance or except when specifically authorized by statute;\n(9) To enforce a penalty or forfeiture in any case.","path":["TITLE 21. JUDICIAL REMEDIES","CHAPTER 21-8. INJUNCTION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-8-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"f14968b8fffb02224d84493b589f35ae69bbd81976a072add0f8877192e174bf","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-21-8-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-21-8-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}