15-19-5. Authority of attorney to bind client.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Attorneys have authority to bind their clients in any action or proceeding by any agreement in relation to the cause, made in writing, and by signing judgments, entering appeals, and entering such matters, when permissible, on the dockets of the court. Attorneys who are otherwise authorized by law to take affidavits and administer oaths shall not be disqualified to take affidavits required of their clients in any matter or proceeding of any nature whatsoever.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Orig. Code 1863, § 382; Code 1868, § 443; Code 1873, § 408; Code 1882, § 408; Civil Code 1895, § 4417; Civil Code 1910, § 4955; Code 1933, § 9-605; Ga. L. 1957, p. 495, § 1.

Law reviews

For article surveying the law in Georgia on admissions, see 8 Mercer L. Rev. 252 (1957). For survey article on legal ethics, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 197 (1982). For article on the law concerning settlements negotiated by attorneys, see 29 Ga. St. B.J. 10 (1992). For article on the law concerning settlements negotiated by attorneys, see 29 Ga. St. B.J. 10 (1992).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t15-ch12-24-(v13a)-2015-pdf.pdf, Volume V13A, 2015 edition, page 374; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 3ead04cf60ab.