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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 20 - PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Chapter 11A - POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS OF PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND
Section 20-11A-1 - Power to contract denied person without understanding-Liabilities for necessaries

S.D. Codified Laws § 20-11A-1

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Section 20-11A-1 - Power to contract denied person without understanding-Liabilities for necessaries

A person entirely without understanding has no power to make a contract of any kind, but he is liable for the reasonable value of things furnished to him necessary for his support or the support of his family.

SDCL 20-11A-1

CivC 1877, § 20; CL 1887, § 2519; RCivC 1903, § 20; RC 1919, § 86; SDC 1939, § 30.0801; SDCL, § 27A-2-1.