A receiver may be appointed by the court in which the action is pending, or by the judge thereof, in an action by a mortgagee for the foreclosure of his mortgage and sale of the mortgaged property, where it appears that the mortgaged property is in danger of being lost, removed, or materially injured, or that the conditions of the mortgage have not been performed, and that the property is probably insufficient to discharge the mortgage debt.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-21-2

  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: CCivP 1877, § 219, subdiv 2; CL 1887, § 5015, subdiv 2; RCCivP 1903, § 227, subdiv 2; RC 1919, § 2475 (2); SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2601 (2).