South Dakota Statutes

§ 43-16-1 — Owner of land in fee, right to surface and things beneath or above it.

South Dakota § 43-16-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 43PROPERTY
Ch. 43-16LAND BOUNDARIES, MONUMENTS AND SUBSURFACE RIGHTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 43-16-1 (2026).

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The owner of land in fee has the right to the surface and to everything permanently situated beneath or above it.

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Related

Parks v. Cooper
2004 SD 27 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2004)
27 case citations

Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 265; CL 1887, § 2781; RCivC 1903, § 288; RC 1919, § 358; SDC 1939, § 51.0701.

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