Houser v. Harris

(after stating the case as above).

The question arising is the simple one of whether or not in the circumstances the appellant can be deprived of the privilege of being sued in the county of his domicile. The statute expressly declares, and makes it the fundamental right of the defendant, that the venue of the action shall he at the residence of the party sued, unless there is some statutory provision to the contrary. An exception, enumerated in the statute, fixes the venue of an action at the residence of either defendant, where two or more defendants to the action shall reside in different…