Any act authorized or required to be done under this Code by any person in the prosecution of his legal remedies may be done by his agent; and for this purpose he is authorized to make an affidavit and execute any bond required, though his agency shall be created by parol. In all such cases, if the principal shall repudiate the act of the agent, the agent, together with his sureties, shall be personally bound.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2185; Code 1868, § 2181; Code 1873, § 2207; Code 1882, § 2207; Civil Code 1895, § 3035; Civil Code 1910, § 3607; Code 1933, § 4-402.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 4 - Rights and Liabilities of Agent as to Third Persons
§ 10-6-81. Recovery of Money Paid to or by Agent by Mistake
§ 10-6-82. Agent’s Right of Action on Principal’s Contracts
§ 10-6-83. Right of Action by Agent for Interference With Possession
§ 10-6-84. When Agent Exceeding Authority May Enforce Contract
§ 10-6-86. Liability of Person Signing Instrument as Agent or Fiduciary
§ 10-6-87. When Agent Responsible for Credit Given; Question for Jury
§ 10-6-88. When Public Agent Not Liable on Public Contract
§ 10-6-89. Contract for Nonexisting Principal Void; Right of Action Against Purported Agent