21-18-19. Judgment not rendered on money accountable by public officer.
No judgment shall be rendered upon a liability of the garnishee arising by reason of any money in his hands as a public officer and for which he is accountable to the defendant merely as such officer.
Source: SL 1909, ch 156, §18; RC 1919, §2471; SL 1925, ch 183; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.2819 (3).