Tims v. Carter

The question presented for determination is one of venue. The suit was filed by the plaintiffs in error, A. C. Tims and wife, Gracie Tims, in the Circuit Court of Davidson County for damages for the death of their minor son arising out of an accident in Madison County, Tennessee. The plaintiffs in error, plaintiffs below, were both residents of Madison County, Tennessee. The defendant, Johnie R. Carter, who was driving the car which killed the plaintiffs’ intestate, was a resident of Gibson County, Tennessee, but service was had on him in Davidson County, Tennessee. The defendants below,…