South Dakota Statutes
§ 59-2-4 — Ratification of agent's act.
South Dakota § 59-2-4
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-2-4 (2026).
Text
Ratification can be made only in the manner that would have been necessary to confer authority originally, or, where oral authorization would suffice, by accepting or retaining the benefit of the act with notice thereof. It is not valid unless at the time of ratification the principal has power to confer authority for the act.
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Related
Staab v. Skoglund
234 N.W.2d 45 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1975)
Aamot v. Eneboe
352 N.W.2d 647 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1984)
First Dakota National Bank v. Ruba
(D. South Dakota, 2019)
Legislative History
CivC 1877, §§ 1349, 1351; CL 1887, §§ 3972, 3974; RCivC 1903, §§ 1668, 1670; RC 1919, §§ 1250, 1252; SDC 1939, § 3.0105.
Nearby Sections
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§ 59-1-1
Agency defined.§ 59-1-2
Agents--General or special.§ 59-1-4
Actual agency.§ 59-1-5
Ostensible agency.§ 59-10-1
Short title.§ 59-10-10
Required form of contract.§ 59-10-11
Notice to educational institution.§ 59-10-12
Student-athlete's right to cancel.§ 59-10-13
Required records.§ 59-10-14
Prohibited conduct.§ 59-10-15
Criminal penalties.§ 59-10-16
Civil remedies.§ 59-10-17
Administrative penalty.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 59-2-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/59-2-4.