If, at the time of the performance by a debtor described by § 20-4-6, the intention or desire of the debtor that such performance should be applied to the extinction of any particular obligation, be manifested to the creditor, it must be so applied.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 20-4-7

  • 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.

Source: CivC 1877, § 833, subdiv 1; CL 1887, § 3457, subdiv 1; RCivC 1903, § 1150, subdiv 1; RC 1919, § 757 (1); SDC 1939, § 47.0207 (1).