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SDCL § 16-18-22 Bond to release attorney's lien--Bill of particulars required of attorney
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Any person interested may release such lien by executing a bond in a sum double the amount claimed, or in such sum as may be fixed by a judge, payable to the attorney, with security to be approved by the clerk of courts, conditioned to pay the amount finally due the attorney for …
SDCL § 16-18-23 Refusal by attorney to pay money to client as misdemeanor
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An attorney who receives the money or property of his client in the course of his professional business, and refuses to pay or deliver it in a reasonable time after demand, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: PolC 1877, ch 18, § 17; CL 1887, § 478; RPolC 1903, § 705; RC 1…
SDCL § 16-18-24 Lien as justification for withholding money from client
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When the attorney claims to be entitled to a lien upon the money or property, he is not liable to the penalties of § 16-18-23 until the person demanding the money or property proffers sufficient security for the payment of the amount of the attorney's claim when it is legally asc…
SDCL § 16-18-25 Security given by attorney for payment to client
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An attorney is not in any case liable under § 16-18-23 , provided he gives sufficient security that he will pay over the whole or any portion thereof to the claimant, when he is found entitled thereto. Source: PolC 1877, ch 18, § 19; CL 1887, § 480; RPolC 1903, § 707; RC 1919, § …
