Murphy v. Hunt

(After stating the above facts.) There is no merit in the contention of the administrator, that the petition against him should be dismissed because it was directed to the ordinary of Chatham County, Georgia, and not to the court of ordinary of that county. Courts of review in this State have always treated “ordinary” and “court of ordinary” as interchangeable terms when used in a pleading before the ordinary or in the court of ordinary. Trust Company of Ga. v. Smith, 54 Ga. App. 518 (1) (188 S. E. 469), and cit.; Comer v. Ross, 100 Ga. 652 (28 S. E. 387). The petition in the present case…