South Dakota Statutes
§ 20-7-11 — Unknown claims not released by general release.
South Dakota·Title 20 PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS·Ch. 20-7 ACCORD AND SATISFACTION, NOVATION AND RELEASE OF OBLIGATIONS
A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.
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2018 SD 5 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2018)
Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 868; CL 1887, § 3492; RCivC 1903, § 1186; RC 1919, § 793; SDC 1939, § 47.0241.
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