Except as provided by § 43-33-3, when a person affixes his property to the land of another without an agreement permitting him to remove it, the thing affixed belongs to the owner of the land unless he chooses to require the former to remove it.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 43-33-2

Source: CivC 1877, § 583; CL 1887, § 3206; RCivC 1903, § 899; RC 1919, § 497; SDC 1939, § 51.1103.