28-10-702. When agent responsible to third persons as a principal. One who assumes to act as an agent is responsible to third persons as a principal for his acts in the course of his agency in any of the following cases and in no other:
     (1) when, with his consent, credit is given to him personally in a transaction;
     (2) when he enters into a written contract in the name of his principal without believing in good faith that he has authority to do so; or
     (3) when his acts are wrongful in their nature.

     History: En. Sec. 3131, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5453, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7968, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2343; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1256; re-en. Sec. 7968, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 2-212.