South Dakota Statutes
§ 20-5-19 — Retention by creditor of thing not accepted as performance.
South Dakota § 20-5-19
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 20PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Ch. 20-5OFFER OF PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-5-19 (2026).
Text
If anything is given to a creditor by way of performance, which he refuses to accept as such, he is not bound to return it without demand; but if he retains it, he is gratuitous depository thereof.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 854; CL 1887, § 3478; RCivC 1903, § 1172; RC 1919, § 779; SDC 1939, § 47.0228.
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Liability for damages.§ 20-10A-4
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 20-5-19, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/20-5-19.