Beatty v. Ponder

I think the majority misinterprets Ark. Stat. Ann. § 27-611 (Repl. 1979). The plain language of the statute appears to me to allow an action for damage to personal property, caused by the negligence of another, to be brought in the county of the plaintiff’s residence. The statute reads as follows:

27-611. Actions for damages to or conversion of personal property. — Any action for damages to personal property by wrongful or negligent act, or for the conversion of personal property, may be brought either in the county where the accident occurred which caused the damage, or in the county where…