If any garnishee, except the state, is summoned and fails to answer as required by this chapter, the court may render judgment against the garnishee for the amount of any judgment, including costs, which the plaintiff has recovered in the principal action, together with the costs of the garnishee action.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-18-39
Judgment against garnishee on failure to answer
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wasserburger v. Consolidated Management Corp. (1990)
Most recently applied in Wasserburger v. Consolidated Management Corp. (August 1990)
Source: SL 1909, ch 156, § 10; RC 1919, § 2462; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2817; SL 2016, ch 116, § 14.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.