A grant may be deposited by the grantor with a third person, to be delivered on the performance of a condition, and on delivery by the depository, it will take effect. While in the possession of the third person and subject to condition, it is called an escrow.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 43-4-11

  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: CivC 1877, § 609; CL 1887, § 3232; RCivC 1903, § 925; RC 1919, § 527; SDC 1939, § 51.1306.