Chalker v. Thornton

1. The provisions of section 3037 of the Civil Code (1910), are as follows: “In the appointment of guardians the widowed mother shall have the preference, upon complying with the law. Among collaterals applying for guardianship, the nearest of Kin by blood, if otherwise unobjectionable, shall be preferred—males being preferred to females. The • ordinary, however, in every case may exercise his discretion according to the circumstances, and if necessary, grant the letters to a stranger in blood.” Prior to the adoption of the code it was said in Watson v. Warnock, 31 Ga. 716 (1), that “In…