For willfully holding over real property, by a tenant after the end of his term, and after notice to quit has been duly given, and demand of possession made, the measure of damages is double the yearly value of the property, for the time of withholding, in addition to compensation for the detriment occasioned thereby.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-3-8

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Source: CivC 1877, § 1976; CL 1887, § 4609; RCivC 1903, § 2321; RC 1919, § 1993; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1906.