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§ 56-3-17 — Conflicting provision in construction contract unlawful and unenforceable.

South Dakota § 56-3-17
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 56GUARANTY, SURETYSHIP AND INDEMNITY
Ch. 56-3INDEMNITY

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S.D. Codified Laws § 56-3-17 (2026).

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Any indemnification provision in a construction contract in conflict with § 56-3-16 shall be unlawful and unenforceable.

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Related

Masuen v. E.L. Lien & Sons, Inc.
714 F.2d 55 (Eighth Circuit, 1983)
12 case citations
Henningson, Durham & Richardson, Inc. v. Swift Brothers Construction Company and Egger Steel Company
739 F.2d 1341 (Eighth Circuit, 1984)
2 case citations
Michael Masuen v. E.L. Lien & Sons, Inc., a Corporation, Dakota Contracting Corporation, a Corporation Herb Teske, an Individual Maynard Sommers, an Individual, Robert Kirwan, an Individual John Van Lent, an Individual, Leonard Peterson v. Herb Teske, Maynard Sommers, Robert Kirwan, John Van Lent, Leonard Peterson v. Thomas Manning
714 F.2d 55 (Eighth Circuit, 1983)

Legislative History

SL 1972, ch 256, § 2.

Nearby Sections

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§ 56-1-1
Guaranty defined.
§ 56-1-10
Acceptance of guaranty.
§ 56-1-11
Guaranty of incomplete contract.
§ 56-1-12
Guaranty that obligation is good or collectible.
§ 56-1-13
Recovery upon guaranty that obligation is good or collectible.
§ 56-1-14
Failure to take proceedings upon principal debt does not discharge guaranty of solvency.
§ 56-1-15
Construction of guaranty--Unconditional in absence of terms importing condition precedent.
§ 56-1-16
Liability of guarantor--Time of accrual--Default of principal--Demand or notice unnecessary.
§ 56-1-17
Liability of guarantor of conditional obligation--Notice of default.
§ 56-1-18
Obligations of guarantor--Scope and limitations.
§ 56-1-19
Liability of guarantor--Contract of principal unlawful--Personal disability of principal.
§ 56-1-2
Knowledge of principal unnecessary to creation of guaranty.
§ 56-1-20
Continuing guaranty defined.
§ 56-1-21
Revocation of continuing guaranty--Exception.
§ 56-1-22
Exoneration of guarantor--Alteration of original obligation of principal--Impairment of rights of creditors.
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