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S.D. Codified Laws § 53-2-3

Identification of parties necessary to validity

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Geraets v. Halter (1999)

Most recently applied in Geraets v. Halter (January 1999)

Source: CivC 1877, § 874; CL 1887, § 3498; RCivC 1903, § 1192; RC 1919, § 807; SDC 1939, § 10.0203.

If the parties cannot be identified, a contract is invalid.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.