S.D. Codified Laws § 20-1-2

Origin of obligations

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Behrens v. Milliken (1990)

Most recently applied in Behrens v. Milliken (September 1990)

Source: CivC 1877, § 799; CL 1887, § 3422; RCivC 1903, § 1115; RC 1919, § 722; SDC 1939, § 47.0102.

An obligation arises either from:

(1) The contract of the parties; or

(2) The operation of law.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.