If the defendant in an action to determine adverse claims disclaim in his answer any interest or estate in the property or suffer judgment to be taken against him without answer, the plaintiff cannot recover costs except as provided in § 21-41-3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-41-13
Disclaimer by defendant to avoid costs
Source: CCivP 1877, § 636; CL 1887, § 5450; RCCivP 1903, § 676; RC 1919, § 2866; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1523.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.