South Dakota Statutes

§ 55-1-5 — Express trust created as to trustee--Words and acts of trustee.

South Dakota § 55-1-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 55FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS
Ch. 55-1CLASSIFICATION AND CREATION OF TRUSTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 55-1-5 (2026).

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An express trust is created as to the trustee by any words or acts of his, indicating with reasonable certainty:

(1)His acceptance of the trust or his acknowledgment, made upon sufficient consideration, of its existence; and (2) The subject, purpose, and beneficiary thereof.

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Related

In Re Tri-County Water Ass'n, Inc.
91 B.R. 547 (D. South Dakota, 1988)
23 case citations
Bollinger v. Eldredge
524 N.W.2d 118 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1994)
16 case citations
Jahnel v. First Northwestern Trust Co. of South Dakota
428 N.W.2d 528 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1988)
7 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 59.0105.

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