Carroll v. Matthews

Summons was issued from the circuit court of Davidson county at the suit of R. E. Carroll, administrator, for the alleged wrongful killing of Hilary H. Carroll by the defendant, H. R. Matthews. The summons was served on the defendant, a nonresident of the state, by notice to the secretary of state under the provisions of Code, sections 8671, 8672, and 8673.

The defendant challenged the jurisdiction of the court by plea in abatement. It was averred in the plea that he is a resident of Atlanta, Ga., and the automobile accident out of which the action arose occurred in Blount county, Tenn., where…