Propst v. Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN by J. L. Propst against tlie Southern Eailway Company, heard by Jticlge R. B. Peebles, at the April Term, 1905, of the Superior Court of Guilford County, upon a motion of the defendant to remove the action under chapter 367 of the Acts of 1905. From the order of removal, the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, a non-resident corporation, was brought by the plaintiff in the Superior Court of Guilford County. The defendant moved that the place of trial be changed to Rowan County, where it was found, as a fact, the plaintiff resided and the cause of action arose. The court ordered the case to be removed for trial to said county, under chapter 361, Acts 1905, amending section 192 of The Code. That section provides for the trial of actions in the county where the plaintiffs or the…
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