South Dakota Codified Laws 43-30-9. Slandering title to land–Notice of claim recorded for such purpose–Costs awardedplaintiff in quiet title action–Attorney fees–Damages
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No person shall use the privilege of filing notices hereunder for the purpose of slandering the title to land and in any action brought for the purpose of quieting title to land, if the court shall find that any person has filed a claim for the purpose only of slandering title to such land, he shall award the plaintiff all the costs of such action, including attorney fees to be fixed and allowed to the plaintiff by the court, and all damages that plaintiff may have sustained as the result of such notice of claim having been filed for record.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 43-30-9
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Source: SL 1947, ch 233, § 9; SL 1951, ch 256, § 9; SDC Supp 1960, § 51.16B09.