South Dakota Statutes
§ 59-3-8 — Agent cannot have authority to defraud principal.
South Dakota § 59-3-8
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-3-8 (2026).
Text
An agent can never have authority, either actual or ostensible, to do an act which is, and is known or suspected by the person with whom he deals to be, a fraud on the principal.
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Related
Staab v. Skoglund
234 N.W.2d 45 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1975)
Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 1345; CL 1887, § 3968; RCivC 1903, § 1664; RC 1919, § 1246; SDC 1939, § 3.0208.
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 § 59-3-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/59-3-8.