The principal shall be bound for the care, diligence, and fidelity of his agent in his business, and hence he shall be bound for the neglect and fraud of his agent in the transaction of such business.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2179; Code 1868, § 2175; Code 1873, § 2201; Code 1882, § 2201; Civil Code 1895, § 3029; Civil Code 1910, § 3601; Code 1933, § 4-311.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 3 - Rights and Liabilities of Principal to Third Persons
§ 10-6-50. Scope of Agent’s Authority; Effect of Private Instructions; Dealing With Special Agent
§ 10-6-51. Principal Bound by Acts Within Scope of Authority; No Right to Ratify in Part
§ 10-6-52. Ratification Relates Back to Agent’s Act; How Act Ratified; No Revocation of Ratification
§ 10-6-53. Form in Which Agent Acts Immaterial
§ 10-6-54. When Undisclosed Principal Liable on Contract
§ 10-6-55. Effect of Seller Giving Credit to Agent
§ 10-6-56. When Principal Bound by Agent’s Representations or Concealment
§ 10-6-59. Principal Not Bound by Agent Conspiring With Third Person
§ 10-6-60. Principal Bound for Neglect and Fraud of Agent
§ 10-6-61. When Principal Liable for Agent’s Willful Trespass
§ 10-6-62. When Principal to Benefit From Agent’s Contract; Defenses Against Undisclosed Principal