Section 21-41-13 - Disclaimer by defendant to avoid costs.

21-41-13. Disclaimer by defendant to avoid costs. If the defendant in an action to determine adverse claims disclaim in his answer any interest or estate in the property or suffer judgment to be taken against him without answer, the plaintiff cannot recover costs except as provided in § 21-41-3.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 636; CL 1887, § 5450; RCCivP 1903, § 676; RC 1919, § 2866; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1523.