South Dakota Statutes

§ 43-26-6 — Subject matter of contract for purchase and sale of realty not transferred--Destruction without fault of purchaser--Taking by eminent domain--Contract unenforceable--Recovery of purchase price.

South Dakota § 43-26-6
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 43PROPERTY
Ch. 43-26REAL ESTATE SALE CONTRACTS

This text of South Dakota § 43-26-6 (Subject matter of contract for purchase and sale of realty not transferred--Destruction without fault of purchaser--Taking by eminent domain--Contract unenforceable--Recovery of purchase price.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-26-6 (2026).

Text

If, when neither the legal title nor the possession of the subject matter of the contract has been transferred, all or a material part thereof is destroyed without fault of the purchaser or is taken by eminent domain, the vendor cannot enforce the contract, and the purchaser is entitled to recover any portion of the price that he has paid.

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Legislative History

SL 1937, ch 258, § 1; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1807 (1).

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