<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 56-3-10 - Indemnity against claims, demands or liability--Matters embraced in contract. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2073135Normal { 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.s2073135SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073135CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2073135Normal-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.s2073135DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073135000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073135SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073135SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073135SCL-000003 { 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="s2073135Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=56-3-10"><span class="s2073135SENU">56-3-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073135SENU">. </span><span class="s2073135CL">Indemnity against claims, demands or liability--Matters embraced in contract.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073135Normal-000000"><span class="s2073135DefaultParagraphFont">Unless a contrary intention appears, an indemnity against claims or demands, or liability, expressly, or in other equivalent terms, embraces the costs of defense against such claims, demands, or liability incurred in good faith, and in the exercise of reasonable discretion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073135Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073135000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073135Normal"><span class="s2073135SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073135SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 31.3107 (3); repealed SL 1966, ch 111, § 5; re</span><span class="s2073135SCL-000003">-</span><span class="s2073135SCL-000002">enacted SL 1967, ch 235, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html>