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§ 20-1-1 — Obligation defined.

South Dakota § 20-1-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 20PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Ch. 20-1THE NATURE OF OBLIGATIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 20-1-1 (2026).

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An obligation is a legal duty by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.

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Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 798; CL 1887, § 3421; RCivC 1903, § 1114; RC 1919, § 721; SDC 1939, § 47.0101.

Nearby Sections

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§ 20-1-1
Obligation defined.
§ 20-1-2
Origin of obligations.
§ 20-1-3
Kinds of obligations arising by operation of law.
§ 20-1-4
Joint and several obligations and rights.
§ 20-1-5
Obligations and rights presumed joint and not several.
§ 20-1-6
Right of contribution on satisfaction of joint obligation.
§ 20-10-1
Liability for damage caused by deceit.
§ 20-10-2
Acts constituting deceit.
§ 20-10-3
Fraud against public or class as fraud against individual.
§ 20-10A-1
Definition of terms.
§ 20-10A-2
Cause of action for damages.
§ 20-10A-3
Liability for damages.
§ 20-10A-4
Limitation on actions for damages.
§ 20-11-1
Obligation to refrain from defamation.
§ 20-11-2
Classes of defamation.
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