<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 20-10-2 - Acts constituting deceit. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045658Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2045658SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045658CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045658Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2045658DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045658Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2045658000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045658SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045658SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2045658Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=20-10-2"><span class="s2045658SENU">20-10-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045658SENU">. </span><span class="s2045658CL">Acts constituting deceit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045658Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045658DefaultParagraphFont">A deceit within the meaning of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=20-10-1"><span class="s2045658DefaultParagraphFont">20-10-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045658DefaultParagraphFont"> is either:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045658Normal-000001"><span class="s2045658DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The suggestion, as a fact, of that which is not true, by one who does not believe it to be true;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045658Normal-000001"><span class="s2045658DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The assertion, as a fact, of that which is not true, by one who has no reasonable ground for believing it to be true;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045658Normal-000001"><span class="s2045658DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The suppression of a fact by one who is bound to disclose it, or who gives information of other facts which are likely to mislead for want of communication of that fact; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045658Normal-000001"><span class="s2045658DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    A promise made without any intention of performing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045658Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045658000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045658Normal"><span class="s2045658SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045658SCL-000003"> CivC 1877, § 975; CL 1887, § 3599; RCivC 1903, § 1293; RC 1919, § 797; SDC 1939, § 47.0402.</span></p></div></body></html>