Carlton v. Newton

(after stating the case as above),

The question arising is the simple one of whether or not in the circumstances the appellee W. R. Newton can be deprived of the privilege of being sued in the county where he resides or the land lies. The statute expressly declares, and makes it the fundamental right of the defendant, that the venue of the action shall be at the residence of the party sued, unless there is some statutory provision to the contrary. Exceptions 12 and 14 of article 1995, enumerated in the statute governing venue, restrict the venue to the location of the land where the aim of the…