Every person who, while lawfully in possession of personal property renders any service to the owner by carriage thereof, has a special lien thereon dependent on possession for the compensation due to him from the owner for such service.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 44-11-9

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: CivC 1877, § 1806; CL 1887, § 4441; RCivC 1903, § 2153; RC 1919, § 1694; SDC 1939, § 39.1501.