South Dakota § 15-8-2 Proceeding against defendant served in action on joint contract debt--Judgment entered against all defendants--Enforcement of judgment.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 15-8-2 — Proceeding against defendant served in action on joint contract debt--Judgment entered against all defendants--Enforcement of judgment.

South Dakota·Title 15 CIVIL PROCEDURE·Ch. 15-8 REMEDIES ON JOINT LIABILITY

If an action be against defendants jointly indebted upon contract, the plaintiff may proceed against the defendant served unless the court otherwise direct; and if he recover judgment, it may be entered against all the defendants thus jointly indebted so far only as that it may be enforced against the joint property of all, and the separate property of the defendants served and if they are subject to arrest, against the persons of the defendants served.

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If an action be against defendants jointly indebted upon contract, the plaintiff may proceed against the defendant served unless the court otherwise direct; and if he recover judgment, it may be entered against all the defendants thus jointly indebted so far only as that it may be enforced against the joint property of all, and the separate property of the defendants served and if they are subject to arrest, against the persons of the defendants served.

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