{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-9-12-05","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 9-12-05","heading":"Partial performance - Extinction pro tanto","body":"A partial performance of an indivisible obligation extinguishes a corresponding proportion thereof if the benefit of such performance is retained voluntarily by the creditor, but not otherwise. If such partial performance is of such a nature that the creditor cannot avoid retaining it without injuring the creditor's own property, the creditor's retention thereof is not presumed to be voluntary.","path":["Title 9 Contracts And Obligations","Chapter 9-12 Extinction Of Obligation"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t09c12.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"e5234c4b06a66cd88f37a3460e3d32924c5dfc58486fbadcb41312edc19a35bc","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-9-12-04","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-9-12-06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}