15-39-71. Witnesses and evidence received on hearing.Witnesses shall be sworn; but the court shall conduct the hearing in such order and form and with such methods of proof as it deems best suited to discover the facts and to determine the justice of the case. Interrogatories shall not be filed nor depositions taken, except by leave of court. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §33.4114; SDCL, §15-39-35; Supreme Court Rule 81-4.
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