South Dakota Codified Laws 15-9-12. Service by publication on foreign corporation with property in jurisdiction of court
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The court or a judge thereof may grant an order pursuant to § 15-9-7 where the defendant is a foreign corporation and the cause of action arose in this state, or where such defendant has property within this state and the court has jurisdiction over the subject of the action, and where by attachment, garnishment, or other process, the plaintiff has brought such property under jurisdiction of the court.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-9-12
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0812 (1).