Rich v. Belcher

1. While the plaintiff in a suit in a justice’s court must set forth with some degree of certainty his cause of action (Thomas v. Forsyth Chair Co., 119 Ga. 693, 46 S. E. 869), technical pleading is not required (Fine v. Southern Express Co., 10 Ga. App. 161, 163, 73 S. E. 35; Cooney v. Foote, 15 Ga. App. 455, 83 S. E. 696). Accordingly, a liberal construction has been given § 4715 of the Civil Code (1910), and if the defendant in a justice’s court is informed of the nature of the plaintiff’s demand against him, the requirement of the code section is met. Kinney v. Kinney, 20 Ga. App. 816 (93…