21-16-11. Attorney fees taxed as costs.In any case of forcible entry and detainer, or detainer only, the court may tax as a part of the costs in the case, to the prevailing party, reasonable attorney fees, whether a trial is had or not, if prevailing party is represented by a licensed attorney. Source: SL 1883, ch 51, §1; CL 1887, §6079; RJustC 1903, §50; RC 1919, §2177; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.3909; SL 2000, ch 95, §1.
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