South Dakota § 21-8-2 - Purposes for which injunction prohibited.

§ 21-8-2. Purposes for which injunction prohibited.

An injunction cannot be granted:

(1)    To stay a judicial proceeding pending at the commencement of the action in which the injunction is demanded, unless such restraint is necessary to prevent a multiplicity of such proceedings;

(2)    To stay proceedings in a court of the United States;

(3)    To stay proceedings in another state upon a judgment of a court of that state;

(4)    To prevent the execution of a public statute, by officers of the law, for public benefit;

(5)    To prevent the breach of a contract, the performance of which would not be specifically enforced;

(6)    To prevent the exercise of a public or private office in a lawful manner, by the person in possession;

(7)    To prevent a legislative act by a municipal corporation;

(8)    To enforce a penal law, except in case of nuisance or except when specifically authorized by statute;

(9)    To enforce a penalty or forfeiture in any case.

Source: CivC 1877, §§ 1990, 2017; CL 1887, §§ 4623, 4650; RCivC 1903, §§ 2335, 2362; RC 1919, §§ 2031, 2035; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4302; SL 1978, ch 155, § 6.