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Article 1 - Creation and Nature of Relationship
§ 10-6-1. When Agency Relationship Arises - The relation of principal and agent arises wherever one person,...
§ 10-6-2. Formality Necessary to Create Agency - Where the exercise or performance of an agency is by...
§ 10-6-3. Who May Be Agent - Any person who is of sound mind may be appointed...
§ 10-6-4. Fiduciary Authority to Sell and Convey Property as Attorneys in Fact - History. Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 148, § 11; Code 1868,...
§ 10-6-5. What May Be Done by Agent; Delegation of Agent’s Authority - Whatever one may do himself may be done by an...
§ 10-6-6. Conditional Power of Attorney - History. Code 1981, § 10-6-6 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 10-6-7. Application - This chapter shall not apply to powers of attorney to...
Article 2 - Relations Between Principal and Agent
§ 10-6-20. Rights Under Agency for Illegal Purpose - No rights shall arise to either party out of an...
§ 10-6-21. Extent of Agent’s Authority; Liability for Exceeding, Violating, or Disregarding Instructions - The agent shall act within the authority granted to him,...
§ 10-6-22. Diligence Required of Agent - An agent for hire shall be bound to exercise, about...
§ 10-6-23. Agent May Follow Instructions From One of Several Principals - Where several persons shall appoint an agent to do an...
§ 10-6-24. Agent Not to Buy or Sell for Himself - Without the express consent of the principal after a full...
§ 10-6-25. Agent Must Account for Profit From Principal’s Property - The agent shall not make a personal profit from his...
§ 10-6-26. Estoppel of Agent to Dispute Principal’s Title - An agent may not dispute his principal’s title, except in...
§ 10-6-27. Right of Principal to Follow Money Deposited by Agent - A principal may follow his money deposited by an agent...
§ 10-6-28. When Agent Depositing Principal’s Money Not Liable for Bank Failure - If the money of a principal shall be deposited by...
§ 10-6-29. Mingling Goods of Principal and Agent - An agent, by willfully mingling his own goods with those...
§ 10-6-30. Agents and Fiduciaries to Keep Accounts; Effect of Neglect - It shall be the duty of agents, trustees, administrators, guardians,...
§ 10-6-31. When Agent Entitled to Commission and Expenses - An agent who shall have discharged his duty shall be...
§ 10-6-32. Owner’s Right to Sell Property Placed With Broker; Broker’s Right to Commissions - The fact that property is placed in the hands of...
§ 10-6-33. Revocation of Agency — When and How Done; Damages for Unreasonable Revocation - Generally, an agency is revocable at the will of the...
§ 10-6-34. Revocation of Agency — Effect of Death or Disability on Pledge of Stock With Power of Attorney - Every creditor or other person advancing money upon the pledge...
§ 10-6-35. Revocation of Agency — Effect of Death on Power of Attorney by Member of Armed Forces, Seaman, or Person on War Service - shall be revoked or terminated by the death of the...
§ 10-6-36. Revocation of Agency — Effect of Incompetency or Incapacity of Principal on Power of Attorney - A written power of attorney, unless expressly providing otherwise, shall...
§ 10-6-37. Revocation of Agency — Action for Wrongful Discharge of Agent Before Termination of Contract - When the contract is for a year, and the principal...
§ 10-6-38. Revocation of Agency — Subsequent Earnings in Mitigation of Damages on Improper Dismissal of Agent - When an agent has been improperly dismissed before the expiration...
§ 10-6-39. Liability of Principal for Injuries by Other Agents - Except as otherwise expressly provided, the principal shall not be...
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 - The agent’s authority shall be construed to include all necessary...
§ 10-6-51. Principal Bound by Acts Within Scope of Authority; No Right to Ratify in Part - The principal shall be bound by all the acts of...
§ 10-6-52. Ratification Relates Back to Agent’s Act; How Act Ratified; No Revocation of Ratification - A ratification by the principal shall relate back to the...
§ 10-6-53. Form in Which Agent Acts Immaterial - The form in which the agent acts is immaterial; if...
§ 10-6-54. When Undisclosed Principal Liable on Contract - If an agent shall fail to disclose his principal, when...
§ 10-6-55. Effect of Seller Giving Credit to Agent - If the credit shall be given to the agent by...
§ 10-6-56. When Principal Bound by Agent’s Representations or Concealment - The principal shall be bound by all representations made by...
§ 10-6-57. Payment to Agent Not Producing Obligation Made at Debtor’s Risk; Proving Agent’s Authority - Where money is due on a written evidence of debt,...
§ 10-6-58. Notice to Agent - Notice to the agent of any matter connected with his...
§ 10-6-59. Principal Not Bound by Agent Conspiring With Third Person - Where an agent shall conspire with the other party, his...
§ 10-6-60. Principal Bound for Neglect and Fraud of Agent - The principal shall be bound for the care, diligence, and...
§ 10-6-61. When Principal Liable for Agent’s Willful Trespass - The principal shall not be liable for the willful trespass...
§ 10-6-62. When Principal to Benefit From Agent’s Contract; Defenses Against Undisclosed Principal - The principal shall have advantage of his agent’s contracts in...
§ 10-6-63. When Principal May Recover Money or Goods Illegally or Mistakenly Paid or Wrongfully Transferred by Agent - The principal may recover back money paid illegally or by...
Article 4 - Rights and Liabilities of Agent as to Third Persons
§ 10-6-80. Agent May Prosecute Legal Remedies for Principal; Parol Authority; Liability if Act Repudiated - Any act authorized or required to be done under this...
§ 10-6-81. Recovery of Money Paid to or by Agent by Mistake - If money shall be paid to an agent by mistake...
§ 10-6-82. Agent’s Right of Action on Principal’s Contracts - Generally, an agent shall have no right of action on...
§ 10-6-83. Right of Action by Agent for Interference With Possession - An agent having possession, actual or constructive, of the property...
§ 10-6-84. When Agent Exceeding Authority May Enforce Contract - When the agent shall exceed his authority so that the...
§ 10-6-85. Individual Liability of Agent by Undertaking, When Exceeding Authority, and for Tort; Negligence of Underservant - All agents, by an express undertaking to that effect, may...
§ 10-6-86. Liability of Person Signing Instrument as Agent or Fiduciary - An instrument signed by one as agent, trustee, conservator, guardian,...
§ 10-6-87. When Agent Responsible for Credit Given; Question for Jury - Where the agency is known and the credit is not...
§ 10-6-88. When Public Agent Not Liable on Public Contract - Public agents contracting in behalf of the public shall not...
§ 10-6-89. Contract for Nonexisting Principal Void; Right of Action Against Purported Agent - The contract of any person or corporation who purports as...
Article 5 - Agents Receiving Moneys for Third Persons
§ 10-6-100. Bond to Be Posted by Agent in Business of Receiving Cash for Payment to Third Persons; Exceptions - Any person, corporation, partnership, association, or any other entity which...
§ 10-6-101. Right to Restitution From Bond; Agent’s Civil Liability or Criminal Responsibility to Patron Not Affected - Failure of any such agent to pay over moneys in...
§ 10-6-102. Penalties for Failure to Post Bond - Any person who fails to post a bond as required...
Article 6 - Overseers
§ 10-6-120. Overseer’s Duties and Powers - In the absence of the employer, the overseer stands in...
§ 10-6-121. Parol Contract Between Employer and Overseer - Contracts between employers and overseers may be by parol, though...