12 chapters · 162 sections in this title.
SDCL § 59-6-1 Rights and liabilities accruing to principal
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All rights and liabilities which would accrue to an agent from transactions within the scope of his actual or ostensible authority if they had been entered into on his own account, accrue to the principal. Source: CivC 1877, § 1366; CL 1887, § 3989; RCivC 1903, § 1685; RC 1919, §…
SDCL § 59-6-10 Principal not responsible for unauthorized wrongs or omissions
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The principal is responsible for no other negligence, wrongs, or omissions of his agent than those described in § 59-6-9 unless he has authorized or ratified them, even though they are committed while the agent is engaged in his service. Source: CivC 1877, § 1375; CL 1887, § 3998…
SDCL § 59-6-11 Durable Power of Attorney--Presumption--Liability--Exceptions
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A durable power of attorney for health care designated under the provisions of § 59-7-2.1 is presumed valid. Another person may rely on the presumption of validity unless the person has actual knowledge that the power was not validly executed or that the power was revoked. Except…
SDCL § 59-6-2 Agent exceeding authority--Liability of principal
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When an agent exceeds his authority, his principal is bound by his authorized acts so far only as they can be plainly separated from those which are unauthorized. Source: CivC 1877, § 1369; CL 1887, § 3992; RCivC 1903, § 1688; RC 1919, § 1270; SDC 1939, § 3.0302.