South Dakota Codified Laws 21-18-37. Answer by other parties to affirmative claim set up by adverse claimant
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When an adverse claimant is made a garnishee defendant by notice as provided in this chapter and sets up an affirmative claim to the fund or property involved, any of the other parties to the garnishment may answer the same within thirty days after service thereof.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-18-37
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: Supreme Court Rule 590, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2823; SL 2016, ch 116, § 13.