South Dakota Statutes
§ 43-14-3 — Settler upon public lands of United States--Actions for injuries to and for recovery of possession of land.
South Dakota § 43-14-3
This text of South Dakota § 43-14-3 (Settler upon public lands of United States--Actions for injuries to and for recovery of possession of land.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-14-3 (2026).
Text
Any person settled upon the public lands belonging to the United States on which settlement is not expressly prohibited by Congress or some department of the general government may maintain an action for any injuries done the same, also an action to recover the possession thereof in the same manner as if he possessed a fee simple title to said land.
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Legislative History
CCivP 1877, § 650; CL 1887, § 5464; RCCivP 1903, § 690; RC 1919, § 2868; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1502.
Nearby Sections
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§ 43-1-1
Property defined.§ 43-1-2
Classes of property.§ 43-1-4
Land as solid material of earth.§ 43-1-6
Law governing real property.§ 43-1-7
Law governing personal property.§ 43-10-13
Repealed§ 43-11-10
Power in trust defined.§ 43-11-11
General power in trust defined.§ 43-11-12
Special power in trust defined.§ 43-11-13
Capacity to create power.§ 43-11-14
Manner of creating power.§ 43-11-15
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 43-14-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/43-14-3.