Georgia Code, Title 10, Chapter 6, 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 and usual means for effectually executing it. Private instructions or limitations not known to...
• § 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 his agent within the scope of his authority; if the agent shall exceed his...
• § 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 act ratified and shall take effect as if originally authorized. A ratification may be...
• § 10-6-53 - Form in Which Agent Acts Immaterial
  The form in which the agent acts is immaterial; if the principal's name is disclosed and the agent professes to act for him, it...
• § 10-6-54 - When Undisclosed Principal Liable on Contract
  If an agent shall fail to disclose his principal, when discovered, the person dealing with the agent may go directly upon the principal under...
• § 10-6-55 - Effect of Seller Giving Credit to Agent
  If the credit shall be given to the agent by the choice of the seller, he may not afterward demand payment of the principal.
• § 10-6-56 - When Principal Bound by Agent's Representations or Concealment
  The principal shall be bound by all representations made by his agent in the business of his agency and also by his willful concealment...
• § 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, payment to an agent of the creditor who fails to produce the obligation shall...
• § 10-6-58 - Notice to Agent
  Notice to the agent of any matter connected with his agency shall be notice to the principal.
• § 10-6-59 - Principal Not Bound by Agent Conspiring With Third Person
  Where an agent shall conspire with the other party, his principal shall not be bound thereby nor charged with knowledge of facts thus acquired...
• § 10-6-60 - Principal Bound for Neglect and Fraud of Agent
  The principal shall be bound for the care, diligence, and fidelity of his agent in his business, and hence he shall be bound for...
• § 10-6-61 - When Principal Liable for Agent's Willful Trespass
  The principal shall not be liable for the willful trespass of his agent unless done by his command or assented to by him.
• § 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 the same manner as he shall be bound by them, so far as they...
• § 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 mistake of his agent or goods wrongfully transferred by the agent, the party receiving...
• § 10-6-64 - Agent May Be Witness; Credibility; Admissibility of Agent's Declarations
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 17/HB 24, effective January 1, 2013.

Last modified: October 14, 2016