South Dakota Statutes

§ 53-3-5 — Assumption of obligation by acceptance of benefits.

South Dakota § 53-3-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 53CONTRACTS
Ch. 53-3CONSENT TO CONTRACTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 53-3-5 (2026).

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A voluntary acceptance of the benefit of a transaction is equivalent to a consent to all the obligations arising from it so far as the facts are known or ought to be known to the person accepting.

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Related

Schutterle v. Schutterle
260 N.W.2d 341 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1977)
48 case citations
Grynberg Exploration Corp. v. Puckett
2004 SD 77 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2004)
19 case citations
In Re Gridley
149 B.R. 128 (D. South Dakota, 1992)
12 case citations
Masteller v. Champion Home Builders, Co.
2006 SD 90 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2006)
11 case citations

Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 900; CL 1887, § 3524; RCivC 1903, § 1218; RC 1919, § 833; SDC 1939, § 10.0324.

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