South Dakota Statutes
§ 43-16-4 — Ownership of tree on land determined by the location of its trunk.
South Dakota § 43-16-4
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-16-4 (2026).
Text
Trees whose trunks stand wholly upon the land of one owner, belong exclusively to him, although their roots grow into the land of another. Trees whose trunks stand partly on the land of two or more coterminous owners belong to them in common.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, §§ 269, 270; CL 1887, §§ 2785, 2786; RCivC 1903, §§ 292, 293; RC 1919, §§ 362, 363; SDC 1939, § 51.0705.
Nearby Sections
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§ 43-1-1
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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Repealed§ 43-11-10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
Vesting of power.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 43-16-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/43-16-4.