<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 53-8-7 - Alteration of written contract without new consideration. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2072062Normal { 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.s2072062SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072062CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2072062Normal-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.s2072062DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072062000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072062SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072062SCL-000002 { 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="s2072062Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=53-8-7"><span class="s2072062SENU">53-8-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072062SENU">. </span><span class="s2072062CL">Alteration of written contract without new consideration.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072062Normal-000000"><span class="s2072062DefaultParagraphFont">A contract in writing may be altered by a contract in writing without a new consideration or by an executed oral agreement, and not otherwise.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072062Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072062000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072062Normal"><span class="s2072062SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072062SCL-000002"> CivC 1877, § 969; CL 1887, § 3593; RCivC 1903, § 1287; RC 1919, § 908; SDC 1939, § 10.0806.</span></p></div></body></html>