South Dakota § 21-18-25 - Actions by principal defendant against garnishee prohibited during garnishment--Stay of pending proceedings.
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§ 21-18-25. Actions by principal defendant against garnishee prohibited during garnishment--Stay of pending proceedings.
No action shall be commenced by the defendant or his assignee against a garnishee upon any claim or demand liable to garnishment, or to recover any property garnished, nor execution be issued upon a judgment in favor of the defendant against such garnishee subsequent to the service of the garnishee summons upon him, until the termination of the garnishee action; and, if an action shall have been commenced or an execution issued, it shall be stayed by the court or a judge thereof upon the garnishee's application, except that upon cause shown, the court or judge may by order permit the commencement of such an action, or the issuing of an execution, or the further prosecution of one stayed.
Source: SL 1909, ch 156, § 19; RC 1919, § 2472; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2822.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-18-25 ("Actions by principal defendant against garnishee prohibited during garnishment--Stay of pending proceedings.") 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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