{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-16-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-16-1","heading":"Judgment for possession or damages in action for recovery of personal property.","body":"In an action to recover the possession of personal property, the judgment for the plaintiff may be for the possession, or for the recovery of possession, or the value thereof in case a delivery cannot be had, and of damages for the detention. If the property has been delivered to the plaintiff, and the defendant claim a return thereof, judgment for the defendant may be for a return of the property, or the value thereof in case a return cannot be had, and damages for taking and withholding the same.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-16. JUDGMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-16-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"6d6d123f4e7ccf926330a786571d522e6c430af23ce47c7150e072c8415332b1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-15a-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-16-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}