In lieu of or in addition to the forfeiture by notice as hereinbefore provided in the discretion of the commissioner of school and public lands, such contract may be set aside by an action at law in the circuit court for the county in which said real estate is situated under the proceedings provided for the strict foreclosure of real estate contracts, or under any other proceedings provided by law, and the attorney general shall conduct all of said proceedings upon written request filed with him by the commissioner of school and public lands of the State of South Dakota.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 5-9-27

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1911, ch 224, § 42; RC 1919, § 5666; SL 1919, ch 306, § 3; SL 1929, ch 221; SDC 1939, § 15.0309.