Smith v. Scarborough

Atkinson, Justice.

In Medlin v. Downing Lumber Co., 128 Ga. 115 (57 S. E. 232), it was said: "The court of ordinary is a court of general jurisdiction; and unless the want of jurisdiction appears on the face of the record, its judgments can not be collaterally attacked. . . Want of jurisdiction in the court of ordi*159nary to grant letters of administration is not shown by the allegations of an application therefor reciting the death of the decedent sidy-eight years before the filing of the application by a resident of the State, that the decedent, at the time of his death, resided in the county…