Joe Lowe Corp. v. Rasmusson

There is before us an appeal by defendant from an order denying his motion for change of place of trial. The action, which was brought in Los Angeles County, is for the recovery of damages for breach of contract. Defendant’s motion as originally presented was for a transfer of the action to Sacramento County upon the ground that defendant resided in that county at the time of the commencement of the action.

The law which controls in a case of this sort is found in section 395 of the Code of Civil Procedure, under the provisions of which the county in which the defendant resided at the time of…