Section 21-45-52 - Lien holder required to resort to other secured property. - South Dakota Statutes

21-45-52. Lien holder required to resort to other secured property. Whenever any party to an action who holds a lien upon the property or any part thereof, has other securities for the payment of the amount of such lien, the court may, in its discretion, order such security to be exhausted before distribution of the proceeds of sale, or may order a just deduction to be made from the amount of the lien on the property on account thereof.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 568; CL 1887, § 5382; RCCivP 1903, § 607; RC 1919, § 2818; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1419.