{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-20-1-5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 20-1-5","heading":"Obligations and rights presumed joint and not several.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 20-1. THE NATURE OF OBLIGATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/20-1-5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"7e2674430ec063b37b39d14f5f24de13ba463887e5f3cdb4796d8086a33eedb6","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-20-1-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-20-1-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}