Acts constituting adverse possession under claim other than written instrument or judgment

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SD Code › Title 15 › Chapter 3 › Section 15-3-13

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For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by a person claiming title not founded upon a written instrument, or judgment, or decree, land shall be deemed to have been possessed and occupied in the following cases only:

(1) Where it has been protected by a substantial inclosure; or

(2) Where it has been usually cultivated or improved.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0224.

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