Every estate of inheritance is a fee, and every such estate, when not defeasible or conditional, is a fee simple or an absolute fee.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 43-7-3

  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.

Source: CivC 1877, § 219; CL 1887, § 2735; RCivC 1903, § 242; RC 1919, § 312; SDC 1939, § 51.0404.