20-5-16. Passage of title to thing offered in performance. The title to a thing duly offered in performance of an obligation passes to the creditor, if the debtor at the time signifies his intention to that effect.
Source: CivC 1877, § 851; CL 1887, § 3475; RCivC 1903, § 1168; RC 1919, § 775; SDC 1939, § 47.0224.