Every act which may legally be done by or to any person, may be done by or to the agent of such person for that purpose unless a contrary intention plainly appears.
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-3-1
Agent may perform acts permitted to principal
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Meisel v. Piggly Wiggly Corp. (1988)
Most recently applied in Olson v. Equitable Life Assurance Co. (May 2004)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1344; CL 1887, § 3967; RCivC 1903, § 1663; RC 1919, § 1245; SDC 1939, § 3.0201.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.