South Dakota Statutes
§ 20-7-12 — Joint debtors not released by release of one--Right of contribution.
South Dakota·Title 20 PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS·Ch. 20-7 ACCORD AND SATISFACTION, NOVATION AND RELEASE OF OBLIGATIONS
A release of one of two or more joint debtors does not extinguish the obligations of any of the others, unless they are mere guarantors; nor does it affect their right to contribution from him.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 869; CL 1887, § 3493; RCivC 1903, § 1187; RC 1919, § 794; SDC 1939, § 47.0242.
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