If no application be made pursuant to § 20-4-7, the creditor, within a reasonable time after such performance, may apply it toward the extinction of any obligation, performance of which was due to him from the debtor at the time of such performance; except that if similar obligations were due to him, both individually and as a trustee, he must, unless otherwise directed by the debtor, apply the performance to the extinction of all such obligations in equal proportion; and an application once made by the creditor cannot be rescinded without the consent of the debtor.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 20-4-8

  • 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.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

Source: CivC 1877, § 833, subdiv 2; CL 1887, § 3457, subdiv 2; RCivC 1903, § 1150, subdiv 2; RC 1919, § 757 (2); SDC 1939, § 47.0207 (2).