The relation of principal and agent arises wherever one
person,
expressly or by implication, authorizes another to act for him or subsequently ratifies the acts of another in his behalf.
O.C.G.A. § 10-6-1
Creation of agency relationship
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Crowe v. Fleming (1990)
Most recently applied in Daniels v. United States (January 2015)
Orig
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