A fee simple title is presumed to be intended to pass by a grant of real property unless it appears from the grant that a lesser estate was intended.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 43-25-15

  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Source: CivC 1877, § 633, subdiv 2; CL 1887, § 3254, subdiv 2; RCivC 1903, § 947, subdiv 2; RC 1919, § 555 (2); SDC 1939, § 51.1414 (2).