<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 15-5-5 - Venue of actions on contracts and bonds other than fidelity bond issued by domestic company. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2043377Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2043377SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043377CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043377Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2043377DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043377000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043377SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043377SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2043377Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-5-5"><span class="s2043377SENU">15-5-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043377SENU">. </span><span class="s2043377CL">Venue of actions on contracts and bonds other than fidelity bond issued by domestic company.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043377Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043377DefaultParagraphFont">Actions on contracts, surety bonds, or bonds of indemnity or liability, other than those referred to in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-5-4"><span class="s2043377DefaultParagraphFont">15-5-4</span></a><span class="s2043377DefaultParagraphFont">, issued by any such company or companies shall be brought and tried in the county where the indemnified resides at the time said action is commenced; or in the county where such liability or loss indemnified by such contract or bond occurred.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043377Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043377000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043377Normal"><span class="s2043377SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043377SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 33.0302; SL 1943, ch 123.</span></p></div></body></html>