Lewis v. S. Pac. Coast R.R.
California Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, refusing to change the place of trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, J.
Section 16 of article xii. of the present Constitution of the State, reads: “A corporation or association may be sued in the county where the contract is made, or is to be performed, or where the obligation or liability arises, or the breach occurs, or in the county where the principal place of business of such corporation is situated, subject to the power of the court to change the place of trial as in other cases.”
The defendant is a corporation, having its principal place of *210business in the city and county of San Francisco, and was sued by the plaintiff in the county of Santa Clara, to…
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