<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 43-4-7 - Grant takes effect upon delivery by grantor--Presumption as to delivery. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2064982Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2064982SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2064982CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2064982Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2064982DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2064982Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2064982000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2064982SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2064982SCL-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="s2064982Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-4-7"><span class="s2064982SENU">43-4-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2064982SENU">. </span><span class="s2064982CL">Grant takes effect upon delivery by grantor--Presumption as to delivery.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2064982Normal-000000"><span class="s2064982DefaultParagraphFont">A grant takes effect so as to vest the interest intended to be transferred only upon its delivery by the grantor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2064982Normal-000001"><span class="s2064982DefaultParagraphFont">A grant duly executed is presumed to have been delivered at its date.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2064982Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2064982000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2064982Normal"><span class="s2064982SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2064982SCL-000003"> CivC 1877, §§ 606, 607; CL 1887, §§ 3229, 3230; RCivC 1903, §§ 922, 923; RC 1919, §§ 524, 525; SDC 1939, § 51.1304.</span></p></div></body></html>