If a conservator, tenant for life or years, joint tenant, or tenant in common of real property, commits waste thereon, any person aggrieved by the waste may bring an action against him, in which action there may be judgment for treble damages, forfeiture of the estate of the party offending, and eviction from the premises.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-7-1
Action for waste against conservator or tenant--Treble damages and eviction from premises
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Regan v. Moyle Petroleum Co. (1984)
Most recently applied in Thomas v. Thomas (April 2003)
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.3601; SL 1993, ch 213, § 97.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.