Ivey v. State Mutual Insurance Company

Wyatt, Justice.

Suits against the maker and endorser of promissory notes, residing in different counties, shall be brought in the county where the maker resides. Code, § 2-4305; Glenville Bank v. Deal, 146 Ga. 127 (90 S. E. 958). Where the maker and the endorser of a promissory note are residents of different counties, and are sued jointly in the county of the residence of the latter, the court, in the absence of a waiver of jurisdiction, either express or implied, is without jurisdiction of the person of the maker, and a judgment rendered on such proceedings is void. Graham v. Hall, 68 Ga.…