Neither party to an obligation can be compelled specifically to perform it, unless the other party thereto has performed, or is compellable specifically to perform, everything to which the former is entitled under the same obligation, either completely or nearly so, together with full compensation for any want of entire performance.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-9-4
Mutuality of remedy or full performance by plaintiff required for specific performance
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Jensen v. Weyrens (1991)
Most recently applied in Jensen v. Weyrens (July 1991)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1995; CL 1887, § 4628; RCivC 1903, § 2340; RC 1919, § 2011; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4604.
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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.