For the purpose of estimating damages the value of an instrument in writing is presumed to be equal to that of the property to which it entitles its owner.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-1-9
Value of instrument presumed equal to value of property represented
Source: CivC 1877, § 1982; CL 1887, § 4615; RCivC 1903, § 2327; RC 1919, § 1999; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1710.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.