South Dakota § 21-15-2 Contents of plaintiff's affidavit.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 21-15-2 — Contents of plaintiff's affidavit.

South Dakota § 21-15-2

Title 21JUDICIAL REMEDIES

Ch. 21-15CLAIM AND DELIVERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

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S.D. Codified Laws § 21-15-2 (2026).

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When an immediate delivery is claimed, an affidavit must be made by the plaintiff or by someone on his behalf, stating:

(1)That the plaintiff is the owner of the property claimed, particularly describing it, or is lawfully entitled to the possession thereof, by virtue of a special property therein, the facts in respect to which shall be set forth;

(2)That the property is wrongfully detained by the defendant;

(3)The alleged cause of the detention thereof, according to his best knowledge, information, and belief;

(4)That the same has not been taken for a tax, assessment, or fine, pursuant to a statute, or seized under an execution or attachment against the property of the plaintiff, or, if so seized, that it is, by statute, exempt from such seizure;

(5)The actual value of

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When an immediate delivery is claimed, an affidavit must be made by the plaintiff or by someone on his behalf, stating: (1) That the plaintiff is the owner of the property claimed, particularly describing it, or is lawfully entitled to the possession thereof, by virtue of a special property therein, the facts in respect to which shall be set forth; (2) That the property is wrongfully detained by the defendant; (3) The alleged cause of the detention thereof, according to his best knowledge, information, and belief; (4) That the same has not been taken for a tax, assessment, or fine, pursuant to a statute, or seized under an execution or attachment against the property of the plaintiff, or, if so seized, that it is, by statute, exempt from such seizure; (5) The actual value of the property.