44-11-9. Carriage of personal property–Special lien dependent on possession.
Every person who, while lawfully in possession of personal property renders any service to the owner by carriage thereof, has a special lien thereon dependent on possession for the compensation due to him from the owner for such service.
Source: CivC 1877, §1806; CL 1887, §4441; RCivC 1903, §2153; RC 1919, §1694; SDC 1939, §39.1501.