If no time is specified for the performance of an act, a reasonable time is allowed. If the act is capable of being done instantly, such as payment of money, it must be performed immediately when due and ascertained.
S.D. Codified Laws § 53-10-2
Time of performance of contract not specified--Allowance of reasonable time--Instant action
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Johnson v. Sellers (2011)
Most recently applied in Johnson v. Sellers (May 2011)
Source: CivC 1877, § 948; CL 1887, § 3572; RCivC 1903, § 1266; RC 1919, § 887; SDC 1939, § 10.0107.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.