§ 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 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 […]
§ 10-6-35. Revocation of Agency — Effect of Death on Power of Attorney by Member of Armed Forces, Seaman, or Person on War Service
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 […]
§ 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 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 […]
§ 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 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agent may either sue immediately for any special injury from the breach of the contract, or, treating the contract as rescinded, may sue for the value of the services rendered, or he may wait […]
§ 10-6-22. Diligence Required of Agent
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; […]
§ 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 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 […]
§ 10-6-23. Agent May Follow Instructions From One of Several Principals
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; […]
§ 10-6-39. Liability of Principal for Injuries by Other Agents
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, […]
§ 10-6-24. Agent Not to Buy or Sell for Himself
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; […]
§ 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 and usual means for effectually executing it. Private instructions or limitations not known to persons dealing with a general agent shall not affect them. In special agencies for a particular purpose, persons dealing with the agent should examine his authority. History. Orig. Code 1863, § […]