Actual authority is such as a principal intentionally confers upon the agent, or intentionally or by want of ordinary care, allows the agent to believe himself to possess.
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-3-2
Actual authority defined
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Dahl v. Sittner (1988)
Most recently applied in American Bank & Trust v. Shaull (March 2004)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1355; CL 1887, § 3978; RCivC 1903, § 1674; RC 1919, § 1256; SDC 1939, § 3.0202.
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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.