A party who has signed a written contract may be compelled specifically to perform it, though the other party has not signed it, if the latter has performed, or offers to perform it on his part, and the case is otherwise proper for enforcing specific performance.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-9-8

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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, § 1997; CL 1887, § 4630; RCivC 1903, § 2342; RC 1919, § 2013; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4606.