Section 21-18-39 - Judgment against garnishee on failure to answer.
21-18-39. Judgment against garnishee on failure to answer. If any garnishee, except the state, having been duly summoned, shall fail to serve his answer as required by this chapter the court may render judgment against him for the amount of any judgment, including costs, which the plaintiff shall recover in the principal action, together with the costs of the garnishee action.
Source: SL 1909, ch 156, § 10; RC 1919, § 2462; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2817.