No action for the recovery of real property, or for the recovery of the possession thereof, shall be maintained unless it appears that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor was seized or possessed of the premises in question within twenty years before the commencement of such action.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-3-1

  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0217.