Actions for the foreclosure or satisfaction of mortgages may be brought in the circuit court for the county where the mortgaged real property or some portion thereof is situated, and in case any defendant be not a resident of the county, process may be served on him in any other county within the state.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-47-1
Venue of foreclosure actions--Service outside county on nonresident defendant
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Justice v. Valley National Bank (1988)
Most recently applied in PLAINS COMMERCE BANK, INC. v. BECK (February 2023)
Source: CCivP 1877, § 616; CL 1887, § 5430; RCCivP 1903, § 655; RC 1919, § 2897; SDC 1939, § 37.2901; SL 1943, ch 139.
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