Watson v. Richmond & Danville Railroad

Bleckley, Chief Justice.

1. By the constitution, the county in which a defendant is subject to bo sued is ordinarily that in which he resides, and no other. • Code, §5172. But a person may be a resident of two or more counties at the same time. Code, §1691. Where a railroad is not confined to one county, but extends from one to others so as to be partly in several, the owner may, relatively to causes of action arising out of or connected with operating it, be treated by the legislature as residing in each of the several counties in which the road is located. This has been done to a limited…