{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-59-5-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 59-5-2","heading":"Agent's responsibility as principal.","body":"One who assumes to act as an agent is responsible to third persons as a principal for his acts in the course of his agency, in any of the following cases, and in no others:\n(1) When, with his consent, credit is given to him personally in a transaction;\n(2) When he enters into a written contract in the name of his principal, without believing, in good faith, that he has authority to do so; or\n(3) When his acts are wrongful in their nature.","path":["TITLE 59. AGENCY","CHAPTER 59-5. AGENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO THIRD PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/59-5-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a11b3eb478ef7d1e5f4807ca38c54ea0b38c8448c9d203e73454258d9b34b357","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-59-5-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-59-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}