15-8-2. Proceeding against defendant served in action on joint contract debt--Judgment entered against all defendants--Enforcement of judgment.
If an action be against defendants jointly indebted upon contract, the plaintiff may proceed against the defendant served unless the court otherwise direct; and if he recover judgment, it may be entered against all the defendants thus jointly indebted so far only as that it may be enforced against the joint property of all, and the separate property of the defendants served and if they are subject to arrest, against the persons of the defendants served.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, ยง33.0818 (1).
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 08 - Remedies On Joint Liability
Section 15-8-1 - Remedies available where some but not all defendants served.
Section 15-8-5 - Contents and service of summons to enforce judgment against joint contract debtor.
Section 15-8-7 - Defenses available to joint contract debtor summoned for enforcement of judgment.
Section 15-8-11 - Joint tort-feasors--Definition of term.
Section 15-8-12 - Right of contribution among joint tort-feasors.
Section 15-8-15 - Degrees of fault of joint tort-feasors considered in determining liability.
Section 15-8-15.1 - Liability of party allocated less than fifty percent of total fault.
Section 15-8-16 - Joint tort-feasor not discharged by judgment against another.
Section 15-8-19 - Indemnity rights not impaired by joint tort-feasor provisions.
Section 15-8-20 - Severability of joint tort-feasor provisions.
Section 15-8-22 - Citation of uniform tort-feasor provisions.