20-6-1. Want of performance or delay excused.
The want of performance of an obligation, or of an offer of performance, in whole or in part, or any delay therein, is excused by the causes described in §§20-6-2 to 20-6-4, inclusive, to the extent to which they operate.
Source: CivC 1877, §855; CL 1887, §3479; RCivC 1903, §1173; RC 1919, §780; SDC 1939, §47.0229.