If a delinquent owner neglects or refuses to erect or repair a partition fence within the time specified in § 43-23-5, the aggrieved owner may erect or repair the partition fence. The aggrieved owner may recover the cost of erecting or repairing the partition fence in a civil action and, in addition, recover an amount to be determined by the court as compensation for the time spent by the aggrieved owner.

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Source: SL 1909, ch 197, § 4; RC 1919, § 10534; SDC 1939, § 19.0104; SL 1990, ch 350, § 2.