The detriment caused by breach of a carrier’s obligation by failure to deliver freight, where he has not converted it to his own use, is deemed to be the value thereof at the place and on the day at which it should have been delivered, deducting the freightage to which he would have been entitled if he had completed the delivery.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-2-9

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

Source: CivC 1877, § 1963; CL 1887, § 4596; RCivC 1903, § 2308; RC 1919, § 1980; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1808 (2).