South Dakota Codified Laws 21-3-6. Treble damages for forcible exclusion from real property
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For forcibly ejecting or excluding a person from the possession of real property, the measure of damages is three times such a sum as would compensate for the detriment caused to him by the act complained of.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-3-6
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Source: CivC 1877, § 1977; CL 1887, § 4610; RCivC 1903, § 2322; RC 1919, § 1994; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1907.