In revising a written instrument, the court may inquire what the instrument was intended to mean, and what were intended to be its legal consequences, and is not confined to the inquiry what the language of the instrument was intended to be.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-11-3

  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: CivC 1877, § 2006; CL 1887, § 4639; RCivC 1903, § 2351; RC 1919, § 2022; Supreme Court Rule 562, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0602.