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.
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-6-2
Agent exceeding authority--Liability of principal
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kasselder v. Kapperman (1982)
Most recently applied in Kasselder v. Kapperman (March 1982)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1369; CL 1887, § 3992; RCivC 1903, § 1688; RC 1919, § 1270; SDC 1939, § 3.0302.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.