Agency is ostensible when by conduct or want of ordinary care the principal causes a third person to believe another, who is not actually appointed, to be his agent.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 59-1-5

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: CivC 1877, § 1342; CL 1887, § 3965; RCivC 1903, § 1661; RC 1919, § 1239; SDC 1939, § 3.0103.