Moore v. Gore

These are companion cases which involve the identical question for decision of this Court, and, therefore, the parties have agreed that the matters may be treated together and one opinion rendered applicable to both cases.

These suits involve an automobile accident. They were instituted in Davidson Counity, the residence of the plaintiff, with process served on the defendant Mitchell, a nonresident of Tennessee, by service on the Secretary of State, and on the defendant Gore by a counterpart process to Knox County, Tennessee. The defendant Gore is a resident of Smith County, Tennessee.

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