South Dakota Statutes

§ 53-6-11 — Measure of consideration, ascertainment.

South Dakota § 53-6-11
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 53CONTRACTS
Ch. 53-6CONSIDERATION FOR CONTRACTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 53-6-11 (2026).

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Where a contract does not determine the amount of the consideration nor the method by which it is to be ascertained or when it leaves the amount thereof to the discretion of an interested party, the consideration must be so much money as the object of the contract is reasonably worth.

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Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 912; CL 1887, § 3536; RCivC 1903, § 1230; RC 1919, § 845; SDC 1939, § 10.0506.

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