South Dakota Statutes

§ 43-41-8 — Sale by finder of thing found.

South Dakota·Title 43 PROPERTY·Ch. 43-41 LOST AND FOUND PROPERTY

The finder of a thing may sell it if it is a thing which is commonly the subject of sale, when the owner cannot with reasonable diligence be found; or being found, refuses upon demand to pay the lawful charges of the finder, in the following cases:

(1)When the thing is in danger of perishing or of losing the greater part of its value; or (2) When the lawful charges of the finder amount to two - thirds of its value.

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Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 1069; CL 1887, § 3693; RCivC 1903, § 1389; RC 1919, § 1012; SDC 1939, § 60.0206.

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