South Dakota Statutes
§ 20-6-4 — Want or delay of performance excused by creditor's act or operation of law preventing performance.
South Dakota § 20-6-4
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 20PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Ch. 20-6EXCUSES FOR WANT OF PERFORMANCE
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-6-4 (2026).
Text
Want of performance, or of an offer of performance, or any delay therein, is excused when such performance or offer is prevented or delayed by the act of the creditor, or by the operation of law, even though there may have been a stipulation that this shall not be an excuse.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 855, subdiv 1; CL 1887, § 3479, subdiv 1; RCivC 1903, § 1173, subdiv 1; RC 1919, § 780 (1); SDC 1939, § 47.0229 (1).
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 20-6-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/20-6-4.