Section 43-42-1 – Thing in action defined.

43-42-1. Thing in action defined.

A thing in action is a right to recover money or other personal property by a judicial proceeding.

Source: CivC 1877, §360; CL 1887, §2876; RCivC 1903, §383; RC 1919, §471; SDC 1939, §51.0802.