Indemnity is a contract by which one engages to save another from a legal consequence of the conduct of one of the parties, or of some other person.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 56-3-1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 31.3101; repealed SL 1966, ch 111, § 5; re-enacted SL 1967, ch 235, § 1.