No rights shall arise to either party out of an agency created for an illegal purpose. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2169; Code 1868, § 2165; Code 1873, § 2191; Code 1882, § 2191; Civil Code 1895, § 3018; Civil Code 1910, § 3590; Code 1933, § 4-201.
The agent shall act within the authority granted to him, reasonably interpreted; if he shall exceed or violate his instructions, he does it at his own risk, the principal having the privilege of affirming or dissenting, as his interest may dictate. In cases where the power is coupled with an interest in the agent, unreasonable […]
An agent for hire shall be bound to exercise, about the business of his principal, that ordinary care, skill, and diligence required of a bailee for hire. A voluntary agent, without hire or reward, shall be liable only for gross neglect. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2163; Code 1868, § 2159; Code 1873, § 2185; […]
Where several persons shall appoint an agent to do an act for their joint benefit, the instructions of one, not inconsistent with the general directions, shall protect the agent in his act. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2167; Code 1868, § 2163; Code 1873, § 2189; Code 1882, § 2189; Civil Code 1895, § 3013; […]
Without the express consent of the principal after a full knowledge of all the facts, an agent employed to sell may not himself be the purchaser; and an agent to buy may not himself be the seller. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2164; Code 1868, § 2160; Code 1873, § 2186; Code 1882, § 2186; […]
The agent shall not make a personal profit from his principal’s property; for all such he is bound to account. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2165; Code 1868, § 2161; Code 1873, § 2187; Code 1882, § 2187; Civil Code 1895, § 3011; Civil Code 1910, § 3583; Code 1933, § 4-205. Law reviews. For […]
An agent may not dispute his principal’s title, except in such cases where legal proceedings, at the instance of others, shall have been commenced against him. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2166; Code 1868, § 2162; Code 1873, § 2188; Code 1882, § 2188; Civil Code 1895, § 3012; Civil Code 1910, § 3584; Code […]
A principal may follow his money deposited by an agent in the latter’s name and recover the same wherever found, unless the rights of innocent third persons shall have intervened. History. Civil Code 1895, § 3005; Civil Code 1910, § 3577; Code 1933, § 4-208. History of Code section. This Code section is derived from […]
If the money of a principal shall be deposited by a private agent in the name of the principal in the hands of a bank of good credit and the deposit is according to the common usage of the place, the agent shall not be responsible for any loss arising from the failure of the […]
An agent, by willfully mingling his own goods with those of his principal, shall not create a tenancy in common; but, if incapable of separation, the whole shall belong to the principal. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2171; Code 1868, § 2167; Code 1873, § 2193; Code 1882, § 2193; Civil Code 1895, § 3020; […]
It shall be the duty of agents, trustees, administrators, guardians, conservators, receivers, and all other fiduciaries to keep their accounts in a regular manner and to be always ready with them supported by proper vouchers; neglect of this duty shall be ground for charging them with interest on balances on hand and with costs. History. […]
An agent who shall have discharged his duty shall be entitled to his commission and all necessary expenses incurred about the business of his principal. If he shall have violated his engagement, he shall be entitled to no commission. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2168; Code 1868, § 2164; Code 1873, § 2190; Code 1882, […]
The fact that property is placed in the hands of a broker to sell shall not prevent the owner from selling, unless otherwise agreed. The broker’s commissions are earned when, during the agency, he finds a purchaser who is ready, able, and willing to buy and who actually offers to buy on the terms stipulated […]
Generally, an agency is revocable at the will of the principal. The appointment of a new agent for the performance of the same act or the death of either principal or agent revokes the power. If, however, the power is coupled with an interest in the agent himself, it is not revocable at will. In […]
Every creditor or other person advancing money upon the pledge of a certificate of stock or other scrip representing an ownership or interest in corporations in Georgia shall have such an irrevocable interest in such certificate of stock or other scrip as not to be affected by the death, insanity, or legal disability thereafter of […]
No agency created by a power of attorney in writing given by a principal who is at the time of execution or who, after executing the power of attorney, becomes either: A member of the armed forces of the United States; or A person serving as a merchant seaman outside the limits of the United […]
A written power of attorney, unless expressly providing otherwise, shall not be terminated by the incompetency or incapacity of the principal. The power to act as an attorney in fact for a principal who subsequently becomes incompetent or incapacitated shall remain in force until such time as a conservator or receiver shall be appointed for […]
When the contract is for a year, and the principal wrongfully discharges the agent before the end of the year, the agent may either sue immediately for any special injury from the breach of the contract, or, treating the contract as rescinded, may sue for the value of the services rendered, or he may wait […]
When an agent has been improperly dismissed before the expiration of his time, earnings which were realized or might have been realized by him up to the end of the term shall go in mitigation of damages. History. Civil Code 1895, § 3017; Civil Code 1910, § 3589; Code 1933, § 4-216. History of Code […]
Except as otherwise expressly provided, the principal shall not be liable to one agent for injuries arising from the negligence or misconduct of other agents about the same business. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2180; Code 1868, § 2176; Code 1873, § 2202; Code 1882, § 2202; Civil Code 1895, § 3030; Civil Code 1910, […]
