Jenkins v. California Stage Co.
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the Fourteenth Judicial District. At the time of the proceedings on motion for change of venue referred to in the opinion, no pleadings had been filed on the part of defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCrocker, J.
This is an appeal from an order refusing to change the place of trial, on motion made by the defendants. The action was brought in Nevada County, and the application was made on the ground that the defendant was a corporation, that its principal place of business was in Yuba County, and that the latter county was, therefore, the “ residence ” of the corporation within the meaning of that word as used in Sec. 20 of the Practice Act. The application was opposed on the ground that the convenience of witnesses required that the action should be tried in Nevada County. The modern decisions very…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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