{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-21-45-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 21-45-12","heading":"Trial and determination of rights of parties in property--Rights of unknown persons.","body":"The rights of the several parties, plaintiff as well as defendant, may be put in issue, tried, and determined in such action; and when a sale of the premises is necessary, the title must be ascertained by proof to the satisfaction of the court, before the judgment of sale can be made; and where service of the complaint has been made by publication, like proof must be required of the right of the absent or unknown parties before such judgment is rendered; except that where there are several unknown persons having an interest in the property, their rights may be considered together in the action, as not between themselves.","path":["TITLE 21. JUDICIAL REMEDIES","CHAPTER 21-45. PARTITION AND SALE OF REAL ESTATE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-45-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"268a7ef7fab342abedb842af97163a4d540bc1ec7cdc0b52f0c52259b1b66c9a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-21-45-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-21-45-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}