The contract of employment is one where the employer engages the employee to do something for the employer or for a third person.
S.D. Codified Laws § 60-1-2
Contract of employment defined
Source: CivC 1877, § 1128; CL 1887, § 3751; RCivC 1903, § 1447; RC 1919, § 1071; SDC 1939, § 17.0101.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.