Unless a contrary intention appears, an indemnity against claims or demands, or liability, expressly, or in other equivalent terms, embraces the costs of defense against such claims, demands, or liability incurred in good faith, and in the exercise of reasonable discretion.
S.D. Codified Laws § 56-3-10
Indemnity against claims, demands or liability--Matters embraced in contract
Source: SDC 1939, § 31.3107 (3); repealed SL 1966, ch 111, § 5; re-enacted SL 1967, ch 235, § 7.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.