An agent can never have authority, either actual or ostensible, to do an act which is, and is known or suspected by the person with whom he deals to be, a fraud on the principal.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 59-3-8

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: CivC 1877, § 1345; CL 1887, § 3968; RCivC 1903, § 1664; RC 1919, § 1246; SDC 1939, § 3.0208.