Section 59-3-10 - Exceptions to general authority--Scope of agency cannot be defined

59-3-10. Exceptions to general authority--Scope of agency cannot be defined.An authority expressed in general terms, however broad, does not authorize an agent to define the scope of his agency. Source: CivC 1877, §1361, subdiv 2; CL 1887, §3984, subdiv 2; RCivC 1903, §1680, subdiv 2; RC 1919, §1262 (2); SDC 1939, §3.0205 (2).