<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 49-13-26 - Plaintiff not liable for costs--Supreme Court proceedings--Attorney's fees. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070031Normal { 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.s2070031SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070031CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070031Normal-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.s2070031DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070031000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070031SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070031SCL-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="s2070031Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-13-26"><span class="s2070031SENU">49-13-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070031SENU">. </span><span class="s2070031CL">Plaintiff not liable for costs--Supreme Court proceedings--Attorney's fees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070031Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070031DefaultParagraphFont">The plaintiff in a suit pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-13-24"><span class="s2070031DefaultParagraphFont">49-13-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070031DefaultParagraphFont"> is not liable for costs at any stage of the proceedings unless the costs accrue on appeal to the Supreme Court, and if the plaintiff eventually prevails, he shall be allowed reasonable attorney fees to be taxed and collected as a part of the costs of the suit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070031Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070031000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070031Normal"><span class="s2070031SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070031SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 52.0304; SL 1987, ch 345, § 39.</span></p></div></body></html>