<HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 53-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 53-1 DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 53-1 DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 53-1"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: HG4 --><Div align="center"><!-- WP Style End: HG4 --> CHAPTER 53-1 <!-- WP Paired Style Off: HG4 --><!-- WP Style End: HG4 --> </Div> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: HG4C --><Div align="center"><!-- WP Style End: HG4C --> DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS <!-- WP Paired Style Off: HG4C --><!-- WP Style End: HG4C --> </Div> <br> <p> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=53-1-1">53-1-1</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Contract defined. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=53-1-2">53-1-2</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Essential elements of contract. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=53-1-3">53-1-3</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Contracts, express or implied--Express contract defined--Implied contract defined. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=53-1-4">53-1-4</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Law and usage of place of performance, application to contracts. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><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 53-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2071998SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2071998Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=53-1-1"><span class="s2071998SENU">53-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2071998SENU">. </span><span class="s2071998CL">Contract defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2071998Normal-000000"><span class="s2071998DefaultParagraphFont">A contract is an agreement to do or not to do a certain thing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2071998Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2071998000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2071998Normal"><span class="s2071998SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2071998SCL-000002"> CivC 1877, § 870; CL 1887, § 3494; RCivC 1903, § 1188; RC 1919, § 803; SDC 1939, § 10.0101.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 53-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2071999Normal { 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.s2071999SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2071999CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2071999Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2071999Normal-000001"><span class="s2071999DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Sufficient cause or consideration.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2071999Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2071999000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2071999Normal"><span class="s2071999SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2071999SCL-000003"> CivC 1877, § 871; CL 1887, § 3495; RCivC 1903, § 1189; RC 1919, § 804; SDC 1939, § 10.0102.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 53-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2072000Normal { 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; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072000SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2072000Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=53-1-3"><span class="s2072000SENU">53-1-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072000SENU">. </span><span class="s2072000CL">Contracts, express or implied--Express contract defined--Implied contract defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072000Normal-000000"><span class="s2072000DefaultParagraphFont">A contract is either express or implied.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072000Normal-000001"><span class="s2072000DefaultParagraphFont">An express contract is one, the terms of which are stated in words.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072000Normal-000001"><span class="s2072000DefaultParagraphFont">An implied contract is one, the existence and terms of which are manifested by conduct.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072000Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072000000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072000Normal"><span class="s2072000SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072000SCL-000003"> CivC 1877, §§ 915 to 917; CL 1887, §§ 3539 to 3541; RCivC 1903, §§ 1233 to 1235; RC 1919, §§ 850 to 852; SDC 1939, § 10.0601.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 53-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2072001Normal { 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.s2072001SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072001CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2072001Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; 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CL 1887, § 3561; RCivC 1903, § 1255; RC 1919, § 876; SDC 1939, § 10.0106.</span></p></div></body></html>