<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 59-3-15 - Agent's delegation of powers. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2077417Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2077417SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2077417CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2077417Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2077417DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2077417Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2077417000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2077417SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2077417SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2077417SPRN { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2077417Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=59-3-15"><span class="s2077417SENU">59-3-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2077417SENU">. </span><span class="s2077417CL">Agent's delegation of powers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077417Normal-000000"><span class="s2077417DefaultParagraphFont">An agent, unless specially forbidden by his principal to do so, can delegate his powers to another person in any of the following cases, and in no others:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077417Normal-000001"><span class="s2077417DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    When the act to be done is purely mechanical;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077417Normal-000001"><span class="s2077417DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    When it is such as the agent cannot himself, and the subagent can, lawfully perform;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077417Normal-000001"><span class="s2077417DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    When it is the usage of the place to delegate such powers; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077417Normal-000001"><span class="s2077417DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    When such delegation is specially authorized by the principal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077417Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2077417000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077417Normal"><span class="s2077417SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2077417SCL-000003"> CivC 1877, § 1380; CL 1887, § 4003; RCivC 1903, § 1699; RC 1919, § 1281; SDC 1939, § 3.0212.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077417Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2077417000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077417Normal"><span class="s2077417SPRN">See Cal Civ Code, § 2349.</span></p></div></body></html>