South Dakota § 21-15-2 - Contents of plaintiff's affidavit.
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§ 21-15-2. Contents of plaintiff's affidavit.
When an immediate delivery is claimed, an affidavit must be made by the plaintiff or by someone on his behalf, stating:
(1) That the plaintiff is the owner of the property claimed, particularly describing it, or is lawfully entitled to the possession thereof, by virtue of a special property therein, the facts in respect to which shall be set forth;
(2) That the property is wrongfully detained by the defendant;
(3) The alleged cause of the detention thereof, according to his best knowledge, information, and belief;
(4) That the same has not been taken for a tax, assessment, or fine, pursuant to a statute, or seized under an execution or attachment against the property of the plaintiff, or, if so seized, that it is, by statute, exempt from such seizure;
(5) The actual value of the property.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 177; CL 1887, § 4973; RCCivP 1903, § 185; RC 1919, § 2412; Supreme Court Rule 594, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.3802.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-15-2 ("Contents of plaintiff's affidavit.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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