O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 10-6-121 (2019)

Parol contract between employer and overseer

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Contracts between employers and overseers may be by parol, though they may extend beyond a year from the time of the contract.

History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2195; Code 1868, § 2190; Code 1873, § 2216; Code 1882, § 2216; Civil Code 1895, § 3044; Civil Code 1910, § 3616; Code 1933, § 4-502.

Annotations

Cross references. Statute of frauds, § 13-5-30 et seq.

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Enforceability, under statute of frauds provision as to contracts not to be performed within a year, or oral

employment contract for more than one year but specifically made terminable upon death of either party, 88 A.L.R.2d 701.

ARTICLE 7 FINANCIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY 10-6-140 through 10-6-142. [Reserved] History. Ga. L. 1995, p. 1171, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 10; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 10; Ga. L. 1999, p. 485, §§ 3, 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 10; Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 3/SB 131; repealed by Ga. L. 2017, p. 435, § 1-1/HB 221, effective July 1, 2017.

Cross references. Uniform power of attorney, § 10-6B-1 et seq. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2017, p. 435, § 1-1/HB 221 repealed and reserved this article, effective July 1, 2017.

CHAPTER 6A BROKERAGE RELATIONSHIPS IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Sec.

Short title. Legislative findings; chapter as basis for private rights of actions and defenses. Definitions. Broker’s legal relationship to customers or clients. Duties and responsibilities of broker engaged by seller. Duties of broker engaged by landlord. Duties of broker engaged by buyer. Duties of broker engaged by tenant. Duration of relationships between brokers and clients; conflict between duties owed to clients and customers.

Cross references. Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons, § 43-40-1 et seq. Administrative rules and regulations. Licensure and Brokerage, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations

Sec.

Duties of brokers to prospective clients; limitations on brokerage agreements; exceptions. Creation of relationship not determined by payment or promise of compensation. Broker acting as dual agent. Exclusive representation; company policies; actual knowledge; confidentiality. Ministerial acts explained; required actions of transaction brokers; false information. Affiliation with common source information company. Regulation.

of the State of Georgia, Georgia Real Estate Commission, Rule 520-1-.01. Law reviews. For note on 1993 enactment of this chapter, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 23 (1993).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 12 Am. Jur. 2d, Brokers, §§ 55 et seq., 101 et seq. Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. Diminished Property Value Due to

Environmental Contamination, 33 POF3d 163. C.J.S. 12 C.J.S., Brokers, §§ 1 et seq., 104 et seq.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1990–1990 · leading case: Baxley Veneer & Clete Co. v. Maddox, 401 S.E.2d 282 (Ga. Ct. App. 1990).
Baxley Veneer & Clete Co. v. Maddox, 401 S.E.2d 282 (Ga. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 4× “Appellee/cross-appellant’s sole enumeration of error is that the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury, in accordance with OCGA § 10-6-121, that “[contracts between employers and overseers may be by parol, though they may extend beyond a year from the time of the…”
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