Section 43-40-2 – Special arrangement between innkeeper or hotel keeper and guest for safe deposit of property.
43-40-2. Special arrangement between innkeeper or hotel keeper and guest for safe deposit of property. Any such innkeeper or hotel keeper may by special arrangement with a guest receive for deposit in such safe or vault any property upon such terms as they may agree to in writing, but every innkeeper or hotel keeper shall […]
Section 43-40-3 – Guest’s receipt for property delivered for safekeeping.
43-40-3. Guest’s receipt for property delivered for safekeeping. It shall be the duty of every guest and of everyone intending to be a guest of any hotel in this state, upon delivering to the proprietor of such hotel, or to his servants, any baggage or other articles of property of such guest for safekeeping, elsewhere […]
Section 43-40-4 – Exemption of hotel proprietor from liability for property of guest.
43-40-4. Exemption of hotel proprietor from liability for property of guest. No hotel proprietor shall be liable for the loss of or injury to such baggage or other articles of property of his guest, unless the same shall have been actually delivered by such guest to such hotel proprietor or to his servants for safekeeping, […]
Section 43-40-5 – Personal property of guest not deposited for safekeeping–Liability of innkeeper or hotel keeper–Limitation as to amount–Exceptions.
43-40-5. Personal property of guest not deposited for safekeeping–Liability of innkeeper or hotel keeper–Limitation as to amount–Exceptions. The liability of the keeper of any inn or hotel, whether individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, for loss of or injury to personal property placed by any guest under the keeper’s care, other than that described […]
Section 43-40-6 – Guest leaving property at inn or hotel after departure or before arrival–Held at owner’s risk.
43-40-6. Guest leaving property at inn or hotel after departure or before arrival–Held at owner’s risk. Whenever any person shall suffer his baggage or property to remain in any inn or hotel, after leaving the same as a guest, and after the relation of innkeeper and guest between such guest and the proprietor of such […]
Section 43-41-1 – Obligation of finder of lost thing.
43-41-1. Obligation of finder of lost thing. One who finds a thing lost is not bound to take charge of it; but if he does so, he is thenceforward a depository for the owner, with the rights and obligations of a depository for hire. Source: CivC 1877, §1064; CL 1887, §3688; RCivC 1903, §1384; RC […]
Section 43-41-2 – Duty of person finding lost personal property other than domestic animal–Advertisement and appraisement.
43-41-2. Duty of person finding lost personal property other than domestic animal–Advertisement and appraisement. Whenever any person finds any lost personal property, other than a domestic animal, under circumstances which give him knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, he shall forthwith make all reasonable efforts to ascertain and notify such owner; […]
Section 43-41-3 – Finder to notify owner.
43-41-3. Finder to notify owner. If the finder of a thing knows or suspects who is the owner, he must, with reasonable diligence, give such owner notice of the finding; and if such finder fails to do so he is liable in damages to the owner, and has no claim to any reward offered by […]
Section 43-41-4 – Finder may put thing found in storage.
43-41-4. Finder may put thing found in storage. The finder of a thing may exonerate himself from liability at any time by placing it in storage with any responsible person of good character, at a reasonable expense. Source: CivC 1877, §1068; CL 1887, §3692; RCivC 1903, §1388; RC 1919, §1011; SDC 1939, §60.0205.
Section 43-39-20 – Notice to owner of adverse claim.
43-39-20. Notice to owner of adverse claim. A depository must give prompt notice to the person for whose benefit the deposit was made, of any proceedings taken adversely to his interest in the thing deposited which may tend to excuse the depository from delivering the thing to him. Source: CivC 1877, §1042; CL 1887, §3666; […]