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# O.C.G.A. § 15-19-5. Authority of attorney to bind client.

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.

## 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).