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O.C.G.A. § 10-6-50

Scope of authority; general and special agents

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 714 F. Supp. 2d 1225 - Gentry v. BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-GEORGIA, INC. (2009)

Most recently applied in 714 F. Supp. 2d 1225 - Gentry v. BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-GEORGIA, INC. (February 2009)

Orig

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.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.