The consideration of a contract must be lawful within the meaning of the section defining unlawful contracts.
S.D. Codified Laws § 53-6-5
Lawful consideration required
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Mattson v. Rachetto (1999)
Most recently applied in Mattson v. Rachetto (April 1999)
Source: CivC 1877, § 908; CL 1887, § 3532; RCivC 1903, § 1226; RC 1919, § 841; SDC 1939, § 10.0503.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.