59-6-10. Principal not responsible for unauthorized wrongs or omissions.
The principal is responsible for no other negligence, wrongs, or omissions of his agent than those described in §59-6-9 unless he has authorized or ratified them, even though they are committed while the agent is engaged in his service.
Source: CivC 1877, §1375; CL 1887, §3998; RCivC 1903, §1694; RC 1919, §1276; SDC 1939, §3.0309.