The court or a judge thereof may grant an order pursuant to § 15-9-7 where the defendant is not a resident of this state but has property therein, and the court has jurisdiction of the subject of the action; and where by attachment, garnishment, or other process the plaintiff has brought such property under jurisdiction of the court.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-9-14

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0812 (3).

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