South Dakota Statutes
§ 20-3-2 — Unlawful or impossible alternative disregarded.
South Dakota § 20-3-2
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-3-2 (2026).
Text
If one of the alternative acts required by an obligation is such as the law will not enforce, or becomes unlawful, or impossible of performance, the obligation is to be interpreted as though the other stood alone.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 816; CL 1887, § 3439; RCivC 1903, § 1132; RC 1919, § 739; SDC 1939, § 47.0116.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 20-3-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/20-3-2.