Section 19-4-2 - Use of affidavits in actions and proceedings

19-4-2. Use of affidavits in actions and proceedings.An affidavit may be used to verify a pleading, to prove the service of a summons, notice, or other process in an action, to obtain a provisional remedy, an examination of a witness, a stay of proceedings, or upon a motion, and in any other case permitted by law. Source: CCivP 1877, §467; CL 1887, §5281; RCCivP 1903, §507; RC 1919, §2754; Supreme Court Rule 503, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §36.0203.