One who sells personal property has a special lien thereon, dependent on possession for its price, if it is in his possession when the price becomes payable and may enforce his lien in like manner as if the property was pledged to him for the price.
S.D. Codified Laws § 44-6-5
Lien on personal property for purchase price--Enforcement
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case South Dakota Farm Bureau, Inc. v. Hazeltine (2002)
Most recently applied in South Dakota Farm Bureau, Inc. v. Hazeltine (May 2002)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1804; CL 1887, § 4439; RCivC 1903, § 2151; RC 1919, § 1692; SDC 1939, § 39.0603.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.