Section 43-36-5 - Gift in view of death--Presumption

43-36-5. Gift in view of death--Presumption.A gift made during the last illness of the giver, or under circumstances which would naturally impress him with an expectation of speedy death, is presumed to be a gift in view of death. Source: CivC 1877, §643; CL 1887, §3264; RCivC 1903, §957; RC 1919, §565; SDC 1939, §51.1509.