In all matters connected with his trust a trustee is bound to act in the highest good faith toward his beneficiary and may not obtain any advantage therein over the latter by the slightest misrepresentation, concealment, threat, or adverse pressure of any kind.
S.D. Codified Laws § 55-2-1
Trustee's obligation of good faith
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Ward v. Lange (1996)
Most recently applied in Langbehn v. Langbehn (February 2025)
Source: SDC 1939, § 59.0106.
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