Legal Opinion
Hutcheson v. May
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 23, 1930No. 19657PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. A married, woman may enter any contract by an agent that the law will permit her to make in person. She may appoint her husband as her general agent, and in such case will be bound by an agreement made in her behalf by the husband acting within the scope of his authority, to the same extent as if the agreement were made by the wife by and for herself independently of such agent. Civil Code (1910), § 3571; Foster v. Jones, 78 Ga. 150 (1 S. E. 275); Wheeler County Bank v. Hargroves, 148 Ga. 487 (2) (97 S. E. 69); Cook v. Hightower, 13 Ga. App. 309 (2) (79 S. E. 165); Winer v. Flournoy Realty…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Schofield v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Winer v. Flournoy Realty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- McCrory v. Grandy & SonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Nelms v. KellerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Simmons v. International Harvester Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Barron v. ChambleeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Barrington v. Davis Jenkins & SonsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Drexler v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Long v. DyeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931