A written instrument is presumptive evidence of a consideration.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 53-6-3

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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, § 914; CL 1887, § 3538; RCivC 1903, § 1232; RC 1919, § 848; SDC 1939, § 10.0509.