Section 20-1-1 - Obligation defined.
20-1-1. Obligation defined. An obligation is a legal duty by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.
Source: CivC 1877, § 798; CL 1887, § 3421; RCivC 1903, § 1114; RC 1919, § 721; SDC 1939, § 47.0101.