South Dakota Statutes

§ 56-1-22 — Exoneration of guarantor--Alteration of original obligation of principal--Impairment of rights of creditors.

South Dakota § 56-1-22
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 56GUARANTY, SURETYSHIP AND INDEMNITY
Ch. 56-1GUARANTY

This text of South Dakota § 56-1-22 (Exoneration of guarantor--Alteration of original obligation of principal--Impairment of rights of creditors.) 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.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 56-1-22 (2026).

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A guarantor is exonerated except so far as he may be indemnified by the principal if by any act of the creditor, without the consent of the guarantor, the original obligation of the principal is altered in any respect or the remedies or rights of the creditor against the principal in respect thereto in any way impaired or suspended.

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Related

First National Bank of Beresford v. Nelson
323 N.W.2d 879 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1982)
14 case citations
First Dakota National Bank v. Maxon
534 N.W.2d 37 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1995)
9 case citations
Lane v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
1997 SD 58 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1997)
6 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 26.0116.

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