South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 45 - Partition And Sale Of Real Estate
Section 21-45-29 - Estate for life or years set off in part of property not sold.

21-45-29. Estate for life or years set off in part of property not sold.
When a part of the property only is ordered to be sold, if there be an estate for life or years in an undivided share of the whole property, such estate may be set off in any part of the property, not ordered to be sold.

Source: CCivP 1877, §566; CL 1887, §5380; RCCivP 1903, §605; RC 1919, §2816; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.1429.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 21 - Judicial Remedies

Chapter 45 - Partition And Sale Of Real Estate

Section 21-45-1 - Property subject to partition or sale--Persons entitled to bring action.

Section 21-45-2 - Consent by conservator to partition without action.

Section 21-45-3 - Persons to whom summons directed--General direction to unknown persons.

Section 21-45-4 - Grantees and lien holders need not be joined unless claim recorded.

Section 21-45-5 - Service of summons--Description included when served by publication.

Section 21-45-6 - Interests of parties set forth in complaint--Allegations as to unknown and contingent interests.

Section 21-45-7 - Lis pendens notice required--Constructive notice.

Section 21-45-8 - Lien holders and encumbrancers of record joined by order of court--Referee to determine status of liens and encumbrances.

Section 21-45-9 - Notice to lien holders to appear before referee--Service of notice--Report of referee.

Section 21-45-10 - Validation of prior appearances by personal representatives.

Section 21-45-11 - Contents of answer.

Section 21-45-12 - Trial and determination of rights of parties in property--Rights of unknown persons.

Section 21-45-13 - Abstract of title or title insurance policy--Notice of availability--Custody and inspection--Allowance as costs.

Section 21-45-14 - Interest allowed on disbursements directed by court.

Section 21-45-15 - Order directing partition of property--Referees appointed.

Section 21-45-16 - Partition by original cotenancies--Further partition or cotenancy.

Section 21-45-17 - Partition according to respective rights of parties--Surveys and landmarks.

Section 21-45-18 - Road or street set aside before partition or sale.

Section 21-45-19 - Unequal division with compensatory payments between parties.

Section 21-45-20 - Report of referees on partition made.

Section 21-45-21 - Expenses and fees apportioned among parties.

Section 21-45-22 - Court action on referees' report--Appointment of new referees.

Section 21-45-23 - Judgment of partition--Persons bound by judgment.

Section 21-45-24 - Costs apportioned among parties by judgment--Lien and execution against property--Expense of litigation between some of parties.

Section 21-45-25 - Tenants for years not affected by judgment.

Section 21-45-26 - Judgment survives death of party.

Section 21-45-27 - Lien on undivided interest chargeable to share allocated--Partition costs preferred.

Section 21-45-28 - Sale ordered when partition not practical--Appointment of referees.

Section 21-45-29 - Estate for life or years set off in part of property not sold.

Section 21-45-30 - Sale at public auction to highest bidder--Publication of notice of sale.

Section 21-45-31 - Order for sale at site of property--Reservation of power to receive higher bid at hearing.

Section 21-45-32 - Credit terms ordered by court and announced at sale--Separate sale of distinct tracts.

Section 21-45-33 - Referees and conservators disqualified from purchasing at sale.

Section 21-45-34 - Purchase by cotenant or lien holder.

Section 21-45-35 - Payment to guardian of proceeds of sale.

Section 21-45-36 - Undertaking required of conservator receiving proceeds of sale.

Section 21-45-37 - Security taken by referees delivered to parties for agreed or adjudicated shares--Filing of agreement and receipt.

Section 21-45-38 - Separate securities taken in names of parties by referees.

Section 21-45-39 - Distribution by referees of proceeds of sale--Payment into court.

Section 21-45-40 - Clerk of courts to take and hold security and investment of proceeds.

Section 21-45-41 - Report of sale filed with clerk of courts--Contents.

Section 21-45-42 - Exceptions to return of sale--Order fixing time and place for hearing.

Section 21-45-43 - Higher and better bid filed before confirmation of sale.

Section 21-45-44 - Sale not confirmed if higher and better bid filed--Successive bids at hearing--Order directing conveyance to highest bidder.

Section 21-45-45 - Confirmation ex parte when no exceptions or higher bids filed--Order for conveyance.

Section 21-45-46 - Sale valid from time of confirmation--Recording of certified copy of order.

Section 21-45-47 - Validation of prior proceedings in which sales confirmed--Rights barred by no action.

Section 21-45-48 - Recording of conveyance--Persons barred by recorded conveyance.

Section 21-45-49 - Disposition of proceeds directed by order confirming sale.

Section 21-45-50 - Continuation of action between parties when proceeds of sale paid into court--Hearing of further testimony.

Section 21-45-51 - Application of proceeds of sale of encumbered property.

Section 21-45-52 - Lien holder required to resort to other secured property.

Section 21-45-53 - Compensation of tenant for life or years--Consent or adjudication of amount payable--Protection of unknown tenant.

Section 21-45-54 - Compensation for future estate--Payment or investment of compensatory share.

Section 21-45-55 - Investment of proceeds of sale for unknown or nonresident owner.

Section 21-45-56 - Receipt and deposit by clerk of courts of securities and investments for parties--Accounting.