11-7-69. Commission liable in contract or tort--Personal liability of commission members.

A commission shall be liable in contract or in tort in the same manner as a private corporation. The members of a commission shall not be personally liable as such on its contracts, or for torts not committed or directly authorized by them.

Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, § 9; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.3609.