Section 21-53-1 - Liens subject to foreclosure--Jurisdiction and venue of action

21-53-1. Liens subject to foreclosure--Jurisdiction and venue of action.An action to foreclose a lien on personal property may be maintained by any person having a lien thereon by common law, statute, or contract. The action may be maintained in any court which would have jurisdiction of the amount secured by the lien, and in the county where the personal property or some part thereof is located, or in the county of the residence of the owner of such property. Source: CCivP 1877, §§674, 675; CL 1887, §§5496, 5497; RCCivP 1903, §§743, 744; RC 1919, §§2919, 2920; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.3301.