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SDCL § 20-7-11: Unknown claims not released by general release.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
- CHAPTER 20-7. ACCORD AND SATISFACTION, NOVATION AND RELEASE OF OBLIGATIONS
A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.
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