If it appears that any judgment has been obtained in an action at law for the moneys demanded by such complaint, or any part thereof, no foreclosure proceedings shall be commenced in such case unless an execution against the property of the defendant in such judgment has been issued, and the sheriff or other officer shall have made return that the execution is unsatisfied in whole or in part, and that the defendant has no property other than property mortgaged under this chapter whereon to satisfy such execution.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-49-19

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1977, ch 187, § 9.