South Dakota Statutes

§ 59-3-15 — Agent's delegation of powers.

South Dakota § 59-3-15
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 59AGENCY
Ch. 59-3POWERS OF AGENT

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S.D. Codified Laws § 59-3-15 (2026).

Text

An agent, unless specially forbidden by his principal to do so, can delegate his powers to another person in any of the following cases, and in no others:

(1)When the act to be done is purely mechanical;
(2)When it is such as the agent cannot himself, and the subagent can, lawfully perform;
(3)When it is the usage of the place to delegate such powers; or (4) When such delegation is specially authorized by the principal.

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Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 1380; CL 1887, § 4003; RCivC 1903, § 1699; RC 1919, § 1281; SDC 1939, § 3.0212.

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