A principal is bound by acts of his agent under ostensible authority, to those persons only who have in good faith, and without negligence, incurred a liability or parted with value upon the faith thereof.
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-6-3
Principal bound by acts of agent under ostensible authority
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Dahl v. Sittner (1988)
Most recently applied in Dakota Provisions, LLC v. Hillshire Brands Co. (December 2016)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1370; CL 1887, § 3993; RCivC 1903, § 1689; RC 1919, § 1271; SDC 1939, § 3.0303
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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.