Novation is the substitution by contract of a new obligation for an existing one and is subject to the rules concerning contracts in general.
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-7-5
Novation defined
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Haggar v. Olfert (1986)
Most recently applied in Isg, Corp. v. Ple, Inc. (August 2018)
Source: CivC 1877, §§ 863, 865; CL 1887, §§ 3487, 3489; RCivC 1903, §§ 1181, 1183; RC 1919, §§ 788, 790; SDC 1939, § 47.0237.
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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.