Pursley v. Stahley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint. Before Judge Reid. City court of Atlanta. April 28, 1904. On August 17, 1903, Mrs. G. D. Stahley brought suit against Mrs. M. C. Pursley..
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Complaint. Before Judge Reid. City court of Atlanta. April 28, 1904. On August 17, 1903, Mrs. G. D. Stahley brought suit against Mrs. M. C. Pursley.. The petition alleged, that on March 5,1894, Mrs. 'Pursley executed her promissory note for $500, payable to G. D. Stahley or order, due five years after date, with ten interest coupon notes of $20 each; and executed, as security for their payment, a deed to a lot of land in Fulton county; that G. D. Stahley executed a bond to reconvey on payment; that the principal note was not paid at maturity; that G. D. Stahley indorsed on the note an…
1Opinion of the CourtLamar, J.
(After stating the facts.) The principal is bound by notice to his agent, for the same reason and to the same extent that he is bound by the act of his agent. In both cases it must be limited to matters within the scope of the agency. Notice as to such matters binds the principal, according to some authorities, on the theory that the agent and principal are to be regarded as *364one; according to others, on the the theory that the agent may and should act for his principal on such information ; and according to others, because there is a presumption that such notice will be communicated. See…
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