TH Mastín & Company v. Loveday

Loveday received an injury admittedly compensable under the Workmen’s Compensation Statute. T.C.A. sec. 50-901 et seq. The accident occurred in Blount County where his employer maintained an office. Loveday brought suit in Sevier County where he, Loveday, resided. He sued only the insurer, a non-resident corporation, with no designated agent for acceptance of service in Tennessee other than the State Commissioner of Insurance. The subpoena was so served. The insurer, by plea in abatement, asserted that the venue “is in Blount County and not Sevier County, Tennessee”. The Trial Judge overruled…