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Section 20-4-1 – Obligation extinguished by full performance.

20-4-1. Obligation extinguished by full performance. Full performance of an obligation, by the party whose duty it is to perform it, or by any other person on his behalf, and with his assent, if accepted by the creditor, extinguishes it. Source: CivC 1877, §827; CL 1887, §3451; RCivC 1903, §1144; RC 1919, §751; SDC 1939, […]

Section 20-4-5 – Indivisible obligation partially extinguished by partial performance if benefit voluntarily retained–Exception.

20-4-5. Indivisible obligation partially extinguished by partial performance if benefit voluntarily retained–Exception. A partial performance of an indivisible obligation extinguishes a corresponding proportion thereof, if the benefit of such performance is voluntarily retained by the creditor, but not otherwise. If such partial performance is of such a nature that the creditor cannot avoid retaining it, […]

Section 20-4-6 – Performance applicable to two or more obligations.

20-4-6. Performance applicable to two or more obligations. Where a debtor, under several obligations to another, does an act by way of performance in whole or in part, which is equally applicable to two or more of such obligations, such performance must be applied as provided by §§20-4-7 to 20-4-9, inclusive. Source: CivC 1877, §833; […]

Section 20-4-7 – Performance applied according to debtor’s intent.

20-4-7. Performance applied according to debtor’s intent. If, at the time of the performance by a debtor described by §20-4-6, the intention or desire of the debtor that such performance should be applied to the extinction of any particular obligation, be manifested to the creditor, it must be so applied. Source: CivC 1877, §833, subdiv […]

Section 20-4-8 – Application of performance according to creditor’s selection–Application to rights held individually and as trustee–Rescission of application made by creditor.

20-4-8. Application of performance according to creditor’s selection–Application to rights held individually and as trustee–Rescission of application made by creditor. If no application be made pursuant to §20-4-7, the creditor, within a reasonable time after such performance, may apply it toward the extinction of any obligation, performance of which was due to him from the […]

Section 20-4-9 – Application of performance in absence of selection by parties.

20-4-9. Application of performance in absence of selection by parties. If neither party makes application pursuant to §20-4-7 or §20-4-8 within a reasonable time after performance, the performance must be applied to the extinction of obligations in the following order; and if there be more than one obligation of a particular class, to the extinction […]