A person entirely without understanding has no power to make a contract of any kind, but he is liable for the reasonable value of things furnished to him necessary for his support or the support of his family.
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-11A-1
Power to contract denied person without understanding--Liabilities for necessaries
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Johnson v. Markve (2022)
Most recently applied in Johnson v. Markve (September 2022)
Source: CivC 1877, § 20; CL 1887, § 2519; RCivC 1903, § 20; RC 1919, § 86; SDC 1939, § 30.0801; SDCL, § 27A-2-1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.