The detriment caused by the breach of an obligation to pay money only is deemed to be the amount due by the terms of the obligation with interest thereon.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-2-2
Damages for breach of obligation to pay money
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Mobridge Community Industries, Inc. v. Toure, Ltd. (1978)
Most recently applied in Dziadek v. Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co. (September 2016)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1949; CL 1887, § 4582; RCivC 1903, § 2294; RC 1919, § 1967; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1802.
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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.