When a judgment requires the payment of money or the delivery of real or personal property, it shall be enforced by execution against the property of the defendant. If it be in an action in which the defendant might have been arrested, it may also be enforced by an execution against the person of the judgment debtor as provided in § 15-18-3.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-18-2

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1902.