Neal v. Ellington

Plaintiff, a resident of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, instituted this suit in the district court of that parish, against C.J. Ellington, a resident of Rapides. Parish, Louisiana, to recover wages allegedly due and owing to him for labor performed at the sawmill of defendant, which is located in the Parish of Natchitoches. Defendant challenged the right of plaintiff to sue him on said cause of action in Natchitoches Parish, since he was a resident of and domiciled in Rapides Parish and excepted to the court's jurisdiction ratione personae.

The plea was sustained on the face of the record.…