South Dakota Codified Laws 34-27-16. Liability for expense of reinterment on removal of cemetery
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The expense of removal pursuant to § 34-27-15 shall be paid by the person for whose benefit or upon whose complaint or petition it was made, before any order for such removal is made, with the right of such person to recover such expense from the estate of the decedent or persons legally chargeable with his burial expense if it appears that such removal was ordered as a matter of legal right instead of for the accommodation of the applicant for such order.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-27-16
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1305.