McClung v. Watt

This is an appeal from 'an order denying the motion of the individual defendant, Watt, for a change of venue. The city and county of San Francisco is the principal place of business of the corporation defendant and the action was instituted there. Defendant Watt’s residence is in the city of Sacramento. He demanded a change of place of trial from said city and county of San Francisco to the county of Sacramento upon two grounds: (1) that his residence was in Sacramento, and (2) that the corporation defendant was joined as a defendant solely for the purpose of having the action tried in the…