Where after the expiration of an agreement respecting the wages and the term of service the parties continue the relation of employer and employee, they are presumed to have renewed the agreement for the same wages and term of service.
S.D. Codified Laws § 60-1-5
Continuation in service--Renewal presumed on same terms
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Bushman v. Pure Plant Food International, Ltd. (1983)
Most recently applied in Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Inc. v. Witte (August 1988)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1160; CL 1887, § 3783; RCivC 1903, § 1479; RC 1919, § 1103; SDC 1939, § 17.0504.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.