South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 31 > Chapter 22 – Condemnation of Easements for Isolated Tracts


§ 31-22-1	Right to access from isolated tract to highway
§ 31-22-2	Inability to agree with servient landowner–Application to board of county commissioners–Contents of application–Notice to servient landowner–Contents of notice–Service ofnotic
§ 31-22-3	Visit to land–Width of right-of-way–Convenience of parties–Use of section line orgovernmental fractional subdivision
§ 31-22-4	Assessment of damages–Report to county auditor–Destruction of records
§ 31-22-5	Appeal by servient landowner–Trial de novo–Procedure for appeal–Costs
§ 31-22-6	Right to easement complete upon payment of damages or refusal thereof–Payment ofcosts of proceedings–Fees and mileage of county commissioners
§ 31-22-7	Responsibility for erecting fence–Easement separating farms–Easement through one farm–Gates–Law of partition fences applicable

Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.