Georgia Code, Title 10, Chapter 6, 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 agency created for an illegal purpose.
• § 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, reasonably interpreted; if he shall exceed or violate his instructions, he does it at...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 10-6-25 - Agent Must Account for Profit From Principal's Property
  The agent shall not make a personal profit from his principal's property; for all such he is bound to account.
• § 10-6-26 - Estoppel of Agent to Dispute Principal's Title
  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...
• § 10-6-27 - Right of Principal to Follow Money Deposited by Agent
  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...
• § 10-6-28 - When Agent Depositing Principal's Money Not Liable for Bank Failure
  If the money of a principal shall be deposited by a private agent in the name of the principal in the hands of a...
• § 10-6-29 - Mingling Goods of Principal and Agent
  An agent, by willfully mingling his own goods with those of his principal, shall not create a tenancy in common; but, if incapable of...
• § 10-6-30 - Agents and Fiduciaries to Keep Accounts; Effect of Neglect
  It shall be the duty of agents, trustees, administrators, guardians, conservators, receivers, and all other fiduciaries to keep their accounts in a regular manner...
• § 10-6-31 - When Agent Entitled to Commission and Expenses
  An agent who shall have discharged his duty shall be entitled to his commission and all necessary expenses incurred about the business of his...
• § 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 a broker to sell shall not prevent the owner from selling, unless otherwise agreed....
• § 10-6-33 - Revocation of Agency -- When and How Done; Damages for Unreasonable Revocation
  Generally, an agency is revocable at the will of the principal. The appointment of a new agent for the performance of the same act...
• § 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...
• § 10-6-35 - Revocation of Agency -- Effect of Death on Power of Attorney by Member of Armed Forces, Seaman, or Person on War Service
  (a) No agency created by a power of attorney in writing given by a principal who is at the time of execution or who,...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...

Last modified: October 14, 2016