Superior Oil Co. v. Smith

L. A. Smith, Sr., J.,

delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.

Appellee sued appellant in tbe Circuit Court of Lamar County for damages growing out of personal injuries allegedly sustained by him in tbe employ of tbe appellant, and claimed to bave been proximately caused by appellant’s negligence. It is not necessary to- set out tbe facts alleged in tbe declaration for tbe purpose of decision here, as we bave concluded tbe trial court- was without jurisdiction to render judgment on tbe merits of tbe case.

Tbe defendant below, appellant here, is a nonresident of tbe State of Mississippi. According to…