Whenever notice of the pendency of any action has been filed or recorded in the office of the register of deeds in any county, the party plaintiff or defendant filing the same or at whose instance the same was filed, or his attorney or attorneys, in whose name or names the notice is subscribed, may discharge the same of record by filing with the register of deeds in whose office the notice is filed, a certificate of the discharge of said notice, executed and acknowledged by the same persons as above provided for certificates of discharge thereof. Such certificates of discharge, when filed with the register of deeds shall be acknowledged in the same form as is provided by law for the acknowledgment of conveyances of real estate and may be recorded in like manner.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-10-4

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0805.