When a transfer of real property is made to one person and the consideration therefor is paid by or for another, a trust is presumed to result in favor of the person by or for whom such payment is made.
S.D. Codified Laws § 55-1-10
Transfer of real property to one for money paid by another--Trust presumed
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Strain (1988)
Most recently applied in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Strain (November 1988)
Source: SDC 1939, § 59.0102 (4).
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.