Ladd Lime & Stone Co. v. Case & Cothran

1. While the municipal court of Atlanta has jurisdiction of suits involving larger amounts than those formerly within the jurisdiction of the justice’s courts, the procedure in the municipal court of Atlanta, so far as the necessity for pleadings is concerned, does not differ from that of the justice’s courts. Shippey v. Owens, 17 Ga. App. 127 (1) (86 S. E. 407).

2. “Niceties in pleading are not required in a justice’s court. G. S. & F. Ry. Co. v. Barfield, 1 Ga. App. 203 (58 S. E. 236). Accordingly, a liberal construction has been given section 4715 of the Civil Code (1910). If the defendant…