53-5-1. Object of contract defined.
The object of a contract is the thing which it is agreed, on the part of the party receiving the consideration, to do or not to do.
Source: CivC 1877, §901; CL 1887, §3525; RCivC 1903, §1219; RC 1919, §834; SDC 1939, §10.0401.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 05 - Objects Of Contracts
Section 53-5-1 - Object of contract defined.
Section 53-5-2 - Requisites of object.
Section 53-5-3 - Unlawfulness of object and impossibility of performance renders contract void.
Section 53-5-4 - Several distinct objects--Some lawful and some unlawful--Validity of lawful parts.