New York Life Insurance v. Smith

1. “The authority of a special agent will be construed to include all necessary and usual means for effectually executing it.” Bass Dry Goods Co. v. Granite City Mfg. Co., 119 Ga. 124 (45 S. E. 980) ; Civil Code of 1910, § 3595. Thus, where the transferee and owner of notes payable to a loan company and secured by deeds to land places them in the hands of the payee for collection by foreclosure, a power is created in the latter to procure the services of an attorney, if necessary, to collect the notes and enforce the security. Strong v. West, 110 Ga. 382 (2) (35 S. E. 693).

2. In such a ease…