Where a contract has several distinct objects, one or more of which are lawful and one or more of which are unlawful in whole or in part, the contract is void as to the latter and valid as to the rest.
S.D. Codified Laws § 53-5-4
Several distinct objects--Some lawful and some unlawful--Validity of lawful parts
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Sanford v. Sanford (2005)
Most recently applied in Hanna v. Landsman (June 2020)
Source: CivC 1877, § 905; CL 1887, § 3529; RCivC 1903, § 1223; RC 1919, § 838; SDC 1939, § 10.0404.
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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.