A refusal by a creditor to accept performance, made before an offer thereof, is equivalent to an offer and refusal, unless, before performance is actually due, he gives notice to the debtor of his willingness to accept it.
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-6-7
Refusal of performance before offer equivalent to offer and refusal
Source: CivC 1877, § 858; CL 1887, § 3482; RCivC 1903, § 1176; RC 1919, § 783; SDC 1939, § 47.0232.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.