The party rescinding a contract must restore to the other party everything of value which he has received from him under the contract, or must offer to restore the same, upon condition that such party shall do likewise, unless the latter is unable or positively refuses to do so.
S.D. Codified Laws § 53-11-5
Restoration of everything of value by party rescinding
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case O'CONNOR v. King (1991)
Most recently applied in United States v. First Dakota National Bank (January 1997)
Source: CivC 1877, § 967, subdiv 2; CL 1887, § 3591, subdiv 2; RCivC 1903, § 1285, subdiv 2; RC 1919, § 906 (2); SDC 1939, § 10.0804 (2).
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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.