20-7-5. Novation defined. Novation is the substitution by contract of a new obligation for an existing one and is subject to the rules concerning contracts in general.
Source: CivC 1877, §§ 863, 865; CL 1887, §§ 3487, 3489; RCivC 1903, §§ 1181, 1183; RC 1919, §§ 788, 790; SDC 1939, § 47.0237.