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FERGUSON v. CARTER

17461.

208 Ga. 143 (1951)

65 S.E.2d 600

FERGUSON v. CARTER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 11, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luther C. Hames Jr., Smith, Kilpatrick, Cody, Rogers & McClatchey, and Sidney Haskins, for plaintiff in error.

Willingham, Cheney, Hicks & Edwards, contra.

DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

Where an agent without authority to execute a sealed instrument signs a contract under seal for his principal, the later is not bound unless ratification thereof be also under seal. Rowe v. Ware, 30 Ga. 278; Pollard v. Gibbs, 55 Ga. 45; McCalla v. American Freehold Co., 90 Ga. 113 (15 S. E. 687); Overman v. Atkinson, 102 Ga. 751 (29 S. E. 758); Lynch v. Poole, 138 Ga. 303...

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