53-5-2. Requisites of object.
The object of a contract must be lawful when the contract is made and possible and ascertainable by the time the contract is to be performed.
Source: CivC 1877, §902; CL 1887, §3526; RCivC 1903, §1220; RC 1919, §835; SDC 1939, §10.0402.
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.