Legal Opinion · Concurrence
Ex Parte Paulk
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 28, 1998No. 1960743Published
1Concurrence
Section 6-3-7, Ala. Code 1975, provides in pertinent part:
"[A] domestic corporation may be sued in any county in which it does business by agent or was doing business by agent at the time the cause of action arose; provided, that all actions against a domestic corporation for personal injuries must be commenced [1] in the county where the injury occurred or [2] in the county where the plaintiff resides if such corporation does business by agent in the county of the plaintiffs residence."
(Emphasis added.) If a person seeks damages for personal injuries in a breach-of-warranty action, as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bolton v. White Motor Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1940
- Pritchett v. Southtrust Bank of Tuscaloosa County, N.A.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Ex Parte SnoddySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Ex Parte McGuginSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982