{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-53-6-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 53-6-2","heading":"Legal or moral obligation as good consideration.","body":"An existing legal obligation resting upon the promiser or a moral obligation originating in some benefit conferred upon the promiser or prejudice suffered by the promisee is also a good consideration for a promise to an extent corresponding with the extent of the obligation, but no further or otherwise.","path":["TITLE 53. CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 53-6. CONSIDERATION FOR CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/53-6-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"6a4500bfbce51340887fb69fead66b4eda321a7550dda19404b7902ea302a9a8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-53-6-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-53-6-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}