Where all the parties who unite in a promise receive some benefit from the consideration, whether past or present, their promise is presumed to be joint and several.
S.D. Codified Laws § 53-2-4
Joint and several contracts
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fdj, LLC v. Determan (2024)
Most recently applied in Fdj, LLC v. Determan (July 2024)
Source: CivC 1877, § 950; CL 1887, § 3574; RCivC 1903, § 1268; RC 1919, § 889; SDC 1939, § 10.0104.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.