53-1-4. Law and usage of place of performance, application to contracts.
A contract is to be interpreted according to the law and usage of the place where it is to be performed or, if it does not indicate a place of performance, according to the law and usage of the place where it is made.
Source: CivC 1877, §937; CL 1887, §3561; RCivC 1903, §1255; RC 1919, §876; SDC 1939, §10.0106.