An accord is an agreement to accept, in extinction of an obligation, something different from that to which the person agreeing to accept is entitled.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 20-7-1

  • 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.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: CivC 1877, § 859; CL 1887, § 3483; RCivC 1903, § 1177; RC 1919, § 784; SDC 1939, § 47.0233.