{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-20-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 20-4-5","heading":"Indivisible obligation partially extinguished by partial performance if benefit voluntarily retained--Exception.","body":"A partial performance of an indivisible obligation extinguishes a corresponding proportion thereof, if the benefit of such performance is voluntarily retained by the creditor, but not otherwise. If such partial performance is of such a nature that the creditor cannot avoid retaining it, without injuring his own property, his retention thereof is not presumed to be voluntary.","path":["TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 20-4. PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/20-4-5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"68a0145a310887cf2fb6e291280acf71f61e241dcaf646e2fd5df05df26d73d7","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-20-4-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-20-4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}