Thompson v. Bean

Prather, P. J.,

The legal question involved herein requires consideration of section 36 of the Act of June 14,1923, P. L. 718. This section provides, inter alia: “All civil actions for damages arising from the use and operation of any motor-vehicle may, at the discretion of the plaintiff, ... be brought in the Court of Common Pleas of said county (where the alleged damages were sustained) and service of process . . . may be made by the sheriff of the county where the suit is brought, deputizing the sheriff of the county wherein the defendant or his registered agent resides, or where service…