Actions on contracts, surety bonds, or bonds of indemnity or liability, other than those referred to in § 15-5-4, issued by any such company or companies shall be brought and tried in the county where the indemnified resides at the time said action is commenced; or in the county where such liability or loss indemnified by such contract or bond occurred.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-5-5
Venue of actions on contracts and bonds other than fidelity bond issued by domestic company
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Nielsen v. Boos (1997)
Most recently applied in Nielsen v. Boos (October 1997)
Source: SDC 1939, § 33.0302; SL 1943, ch 123.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.