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South Dakota Statutes

§ 60-2-17 — Duty of surviving employee.

South Dakota § 60-2-17
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 60LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Ch. 60-2OBLIGATIONS OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 60-2-17 (2026).

Text

If service is rendered by two or more persons jointly, and one of them dies, the survivor shall act alone if the service to be rendered is such that the survivor can rightfully perform without the aid of the deceased person, but not otherwise.

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Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 1148; CL 1887, § 3771; RCivC 1903, § 1467; RC 1919, § 1091; SDC 1939, § 17.0314; SL 2008, ch 276, § 22.

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