A condition involving a forfeiture must be strictly interpreted against the party for whose benefit it is created.
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-2-3
Strict interpretation of condition involving forfeiture
Source: CivC 1877, § 812; CL 1887, § 3435; RCivC 1903, § 1128; RC 1919, § 735; SDC 1939, § 47.0112.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.