City of Lead v. Klatt

Citations

• 11 S.D. 109
• 75 N.W. 896
• 1898 S.D. LEXIS 82

Syllabus

<p>1. A municipal action for violating an ordinance is not a criminal action, and hence not governed by the rules of criminal pleading.</p> <p>2. In an action in a police court for violating an ordinance, the complaint is not defective on the ground that it does not state with certainty the persons charged with the offense, where the caption reads, “The City of L. vs. J. K and L. K.,” and the accompanying affidavit refers to them as “said defendants.”</p>