Section 43-12-5 - Liability for breach of covenant running with land

43-12-5. Liability for breach of covenant running with land.No one, merely by reason of having acquired an estate subject to a covenant running with the land, is liable for breach of the covenant before he acquired the estate, or after he has parted with it or ceased to enjoy its benefits. Source: CivC 1877, §825; CL 1887, §3449; RCivC 1903, §1142; RC 1919, §749; SDC 1939, §51.0427.