Statutes > South Dakota Statutes > Title 20 - PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS > Chapter 02 - Conditional Obligations > Section 20-2-3 - Strict interpretation of condition involving forfeiture.

Section 20-2-3 - Strict interpretation of condition involving forfeiture.

20-2-3. Strict interpretation of condition involving forfeiture. A condition involving a forfeiture must be strictly interpreted against the party for whose benefit it is created.

Source: CivC 1877, § 812; CL 1887, § 3435; RCivC 1903, § 1128; RC 1919, § 735; SDC 1939, § 47.0112.