Agency is the representation of one called the principal by another called the agent in dealing with third persons.
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-1-1
Agency defined
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Bordeaux v. Shannon County Schools (2005)
Most recently applied in State v. Bosworth (July 2017)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1337; CL 1887, § 3960; RCivC 1903, § 1656; RC 1919, § 1234; SDC 1939, § 3.0101.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.