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.