South Dakota Statutes
§ 60-3-1 — Diligence and care required.
South Dakota § 60-3-1
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 60-3-1 (2026).
Text
Any person who undertakes to do a service for another without consideration is not bound to perform the service unless it is entrusted to the person at the person's own request in which case the person shall perform fully. If the person commences performance, the person shall use slight diligence and care at least. In other cases, a gratuitous employee may relinquish the employment at any time.
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Related
Buisker v. Thuringer
2002 SD 81 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
Legislative History
CivC 1877, §§ 1132, 1133; CL 1887, §§ 3755, 3756; RCivC 1903, §§ 1451, 1452; RC 1919, §§ 1075, 1076; SDC 1939, § 17.0301; SL 2008, ch 276, § 24.
Nearby Sections
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§ 60-1-1
Employee defined.§ 60-1-2
Contract of employment defined.§ 60-10-13
Repealed by SL 1989, ch 445, § 4.§ 60-10-14
Repealed by SL 1978, ch 359, § 3.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 60-3-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/60-3-1.