An action may be brought by one person against another, for the purpose of determining an adverse claim which the latter makes against the former, for money or property including a chose in action upon an alleged obligation.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-43-1

  • 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
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1903, ch 118; RC 1919, § 2872; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1601.