Supreme Court of Georgia· 5/13/1996
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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