15-6-7(a). Pleadings.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. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §33.0901; SD RCP, Rule 7 (a), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966.
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