<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 21-42-19 - Relief from default judgment. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046549Normal { 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.s2046549SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046549CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046549Normal-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.s2046549DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046549000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046549SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046549SCL-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="s2046549Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-42-19"><span class="s2046549SENU">21-42-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046549SENU">. </span><span class="s2046549CL">Relief from default judgment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046549Normal-000000"><span class="s2046549DefaultParagraphFont">The court may, in its discretion and upon such terms as may be just, at any time within one year after the entry of judgment, relieve a defendant in such action, served by publication of the summons, from the judgment, if taken against him through his mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect, and allow such party to defend the action, but the defense, if successful, shall not affect the title of the plaintiff, or his successors in interest to, or valid encumbrancers of, said premises.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046549Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046549000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046549Normal"><span class="s2046549SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046549SCL-000002"> SL 1941, ch 161, § 8; SL 1943, ch 140; SDC Supp 1960, § 37.16A08.</span></p></div></body></html>