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SDCL § 20-1-5: Obligations and rights presumed joint and not several.

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TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
CHAPTER 20-1. THE NATURE OF OBLIGATIONS

An obligation imposed upon several persons, or a right created in favor of several persons, is presumed to be joint, and not several, except in the special cases mentioned in §§ 53-2-4 and 53-2-5. This presumption, in the case of a right, can be overcome only by express words to the contrary.

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