S.D. Codified Laws § 43-13-4 : — PROPERTYEASEMENTS AND SERVITUDES —13-4 - Creation of servitude-Vested estate in servient tenement necessary TEXT PDF A servitude can be created only by one who has a vested estate in the servient tenement. SDCL 43-13-4 CivC 1877, § 247; CL 1887, § 2763; RCivC 1903, § 270; RC 1919, § 340; SDC 1939, § 51.0604.