In an action for relief on the ground of fraud the cause of action shall not be deemed to have accrued until the aggrieved party discovers, or has actual or constructive notice of, the facts constituting the fraud.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-3
Cause of action based on fraud accruing on discovery or notice
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case Strassburg v. Citizens State Bank (1998)
Most recently applied in Olson v. Berggren (September 2021)
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0235; SL 1961, ch 178.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.