A grant takes effect so as to vest the interest intended to be transferred only upon its delivery by the grantor.
A grant duly executed is presumed to have been delivered at its date.
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-4-7
Grant takes effect upon delivery by grantor--Presumption as to delivery
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Stockwell v. Stockwell (2010)
Most recently applied in In Re Dennis Snaza Family Trust (March 2018)
Source: CivC 1877, §§ 606, 607; CL 1887, §§ 3229, 3230; RCivC 1903, §§ 922, 923; RC 1919, §§ 524, 525; SDC 1939, § 51.1304.
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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.