JONES v. SHEPPARD

28211.

231 Ga. 223 (1973)

200 S.E.2d 877

JONES et al. v. SHEPPARD.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson & Sanders, Cohen Anderson, Lanier & Lanier, Robert S. Lanier, for appellants.

Allen, Edenfield, Brown & Franklin, B. Avant Edenfield, W. J. Neville, for appellee.


NICHOLS, Justice.

The first issue to be determined is whether a contract to sell land, as distinguished from authority to execute a deed to land, is binding upon a principal where there is no written authority given the agent and the contract to sell is oral.

The trial court in overruling the motions for judgment n. o. v. and for a new trial in the alternative distinguished authority to sell from authority to execute a deed, citing Watson v. Brightwell...

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