If the contribution be made under a contract with the owner and for an agreed price, the lien as against him shall be for the sum so agreed upon together with the cost of any additional material or work agreed upon, otherwise, and in all cases as against others than the owner, it shall be for the reasonable value of the work done, and of the skill, material, and machinery furnished.
S.D. Codified Laws § 44-9-6
Contribution under contract with owner--Agreed price--Extent of lien
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Lytle v. Morgan (1978)
Most recently applied in Suvada v. Muller (December 2022)
Source: SL 1913, ch 263, § 2; RC 1919, § 1644; SL 1921, ch 280; SDC 1939, § 39.0702.
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