South Dakota Statutes
§ 59-6-3 — Principal bound by acts of agent under ostensible authority.
South Dakota § 59-6-3
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-6-3 (2026).
Text
A principal is bound by acts of his agent under ostensible authority, to those persons only who have in good faith, and without negligence, incurred a liability or parted with value upon the faith thereof.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 1370; CL 1887, § 3993; RCivC 1903, § 1689; RC 1919, § 1271; SDC 1939, § 3.0303.
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
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 59-6-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/59-6-3.