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§ 53-2-6 — Contract for benefit of third person--Enforcement by beneficiary, limitation of time.

South Dakota § 53-2-6
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 53CONTRACTS
Ch. 53-2PARTIES TO CONTRACTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 53-2-6 (2026).

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A contract made expressly for the benefit of a third person may be enforced by him at any time before the parties thereto rescind it.

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Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 875; CL 1887, § 3499; RCivC 1903, § 1193; RC 1919, § 808; SDC 1939, § 10.0204.

Nearby Sections

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§ 53-1-1
Contract defined.
§ 53-1-2
Essential elements of contract.
§ 53-1-3
Contracts, express or implied--Express contract defined--Implied contract defined.
§ 53-1-4
Law and usage of place of performance, application to contracts.
§ 53-10-1
Executed contract distinguished from executory contract.
§ 53-10-2
Time of performance of contract not specified--Allowance of reasonable time--Instant action.
§ 53-10-3
Time as essence of the contract.
§ 53-11-1
Extinguishment of contracts--Methods.
§ 53-11-2
Rescission by party to contract--Grounds.
§ 53-11-3
Rescission not effected by consent--Accomplishment by use of diligence to comply with rules governing rescission.
§ 53-11-4
Prompt action by party rescinding on discovery of duress, undue influence, or disability.
§ 53-11-5
Restoration of everything of value by party rescinding.
§ 53-11-6
Extinction by destruction or cancellation of contract or signatures by consent.
§ 53-11-7
Extinction by intentional destruction, cancellation or alteration of contract--Alteration or destruction of duplicate, not to prejudice.
§ 53-12-1
Definition of terms.
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