Mortemoth Co. v. Southeastern Fur Co.

Gardner, Presiding Judge.

A plaintiff’s name ending in the word “company” imports a legal entity and thus will support an amendment showing the status of such plaintiff, although a name not purporting a legal entity, such as “Dalton Marble Works” does not contain enough to amend by. Western & Atlantic R. Co. v. Dalton Marble Works, 122 Ga. 774 (50 S. E. 978). It is well settled that a suit naming the plaintiff as “The Blank Company” may always be amended to read that the plaintiff is “John Doe doing business as the Blank Company.” See Johnson & Johnson Construction Co. v. Pioneer Neon Supply…