21-9-6. Clear title required for specific performance of agreement to purchase property.
An agreement for the sale of property cannot be specifically enforced in favor of a seller who cannot give to the buyer a title free from reasonable doubt.
Source: CivC 1877, §2002; CL 1887, §4635; RCivC 1903, §2347; RC 1919, §2018; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.4610.