South Dakota Statutes
§ 59-5-2 — Agent's responsibility as principal.
South Dakota § 59-5-2
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-5-2 (2026).
Text
One who assumes to act as an agent is responsible to third persons as a principal for his acts in the course of his agency, in any of the following cases, and in no others:
(1)When, with his consent, credit is given to him personally in a transaction;
(2)When he enters into a written contract in the name of his principal, without believing, in good faith, that he has authority to do so; or (3) When his acts are wrongful in their nature.
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Related
Cooper v. Hileman
222 N.W.2d 299 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1974)
Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 1377; CL 1887, § 4000; RCivC 1903, § 1696; RC 1919, § 1278; SDC 1939, § 3.0402.
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 § 59-5-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/59-5-2.