§ 15-6-54-c

15-6-54(c). Demand for judgment.A judgment by default shall not be different in kind from or exceed in amount that prayed for in the demand for judgment. Except as to a party against whom a judgment is entered by default, every final judgment shall grant the relief to which the party in whose favor it is rendered is entitled, even if the party has not demanded such relief in his pleadings. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §33.1703; SD RCP, Rule 54 (c), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966.