If a person neglects to make adequate provision for the support of his or her spouse, any other person may in good faith supply the spouse with reasonable necessaries for the spouse's support and recover the reasonable value thereof from that person, except in cases where by law the person is not liable for the spouse's support.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7-2
Liability for necessaries supplied to spouse
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Faulk County Memorial Hospital v. Neilan (1978)
Most recently applied in Faulk County Memorial Hospital v. Neilan (August 1978)
Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0210; SL 1984, ch 12, § 47.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.