Blanchard & Calhoun Realty Co. v. Comer

Russell, Chief Justice.

1. Contracts creating the relation of landlord and tenant for any time exceeding one year must be in writing; and when executed by an agent, the authority of the agent to execute it must likewise be in writing. Byrd v. Piha, 165 Ga. 397 (2); Code, §§ 61-102, 4-105. Consequently the court erred in refusing the timely written request of the defendants to instruct the jury as follows: “‘I charge you, gentlemen of the jury, that *452if you find that the defendant Blanchard & Calhoun Realty Company is the agent of the owners of the property involved in this case for the purpose…