If the performance of an obligation be prevented by the creditor, the debtor is entitled to all the benefits, which he would have obtained, if it had been performed by both parties.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 20-6-5

  • 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, § 856; CL 1887, § 3480; RCivC 1903, § 1174; RC 1919, § 781; SDC 1939, § 47.0230.