Pattridge v. Palmer

1. The rule of Luce v. Clarke, 49 Minn. 356, 51 N.W. 1162, reiterated in cases which follow it, is predicated upon a fundamental error that a cause of action arises, under the statute (§ 9201), only at the place of a debtor's domicile. The overwhelming weight of authority is to the effect that a cause of action consists of a primary right in the plaintiff, a corresponding duty in the defendant, and a breach by the defendant. Of these essentials of a cause of action, Pomeroy says, at page 528, § 347, Code Remedies (5 ed.):

"Every action, however complicated or however simple, must contain these…