2013 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 15 - CIVIL PROCEDURE
Chapter 14 - Conduct Of Jury Trials
§ 15-14-23 Verdict to include value and damages in action for recovery of personal property.
15-14-23. Verdict to include value and damages in action for recovery of personal property. In an action for the recovery of specific personal property, if the property has not been delivered to the plaintiff, or the defendant, by his answer, claim a return thereof, the jury, if their verdict be in favor of the plaintiff, or, if being in favor of the defendant, they also find that he is entitled to a return thereof, must find the value of the property, and if so instructed, the value of specific portions thereof, and may at the same time assess the damages, if any are claimed in the complaint or answer, which the prevailing party has sustained by reason of the taking or detention of such property.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1332.
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