§ 21-3-4 Lien holder's damages for conversion of personal property.

SD Codified L § 21-3-4 (2019) (N/A)
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21-3-4. Lien holder's damages for conversion of personal property. One having a mere lien on personal property cannot recover greater damages for its conversion, from one having a right thereto superior to his, after his lien is discharged, than the amount secured by the lien, and the compensation allowed by § 21-3-3, for the loss of time and expenses.

Source: CivC 1877, § 1972; CL 1887, § 4605; RCivC 1903, § 2317; RC 1919, § 1989; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1912.