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Pembroke State Bank v. Warnell

Citations

  • 471 S.E.2d 187
  • 266 Ga. 819
  • 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 1827
  • 1996 Ga. LEXIS 231

How courts have described this case

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  • settlement agreement not enforced against two parties who never established- attorney-client relationship with attorney who negotiated settlement
  • in civil litigation, an attorney has the apparent authority to bind a client to a settlement or compromise of claim from the time of retention, unless the authority is limited by the client and communicated to opposing parties
  • granting relief on grounds unrelated to fraud

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Judges: Carley, Divisions, Hunstein, Thompson

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