South Dakota § 21-9-2 - Obligations and agreements not specifically enforceable.
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§ 21-9-2. Obligations and agreements not specifically enforceable.
The following obligations cannot be specifically enforced:
(1) An obligation to render personal service;
(2) An obligation to employ another in personal service;
(3) An agreement to submit a controversy to arbitration except as authorized in the Uniform Arbitration Act;
(4) An agreement to perform an act which the party has not power lawfully to perform when required to do so;
(5) An agreement to procure the act or consent of the spouse of the contracting party, or of any other third person;
(6) An agreement, the terms of which are not sufficiently certain, to make the precise act which is to be done clearly ascertainable.
Source: CivC 1877, § 1999; CL 1887, § 4632; RCivC 1903, § 2344; RC 1919, § 2015; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4602; SL 1971, ch 157, § 26; SL 1979, ch 149, § 11.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-9-2 ("Obligations and agreements not specifically enforceable.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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