State Ex Rel. Hartwig's Poultry Farm, Inc. v. Bunde

The sole issue presented for review is whether defendant’s motion and demand for change of venue from Wood county to Jefferson county should have been granted.

Sec. 261.01 (6), Stats., provides, in part:

“261.01 Place of Trial. Except as provided in section 220.12 and subject to the provisions for change of venue the proper place of trial of civil actions is as follows:

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“(6) Against Other Corporations. Of an action against any other corporation the county in which it has its principal office or in which the cause of action or some part thereof arose.” (Emphasis supplied.)

Stated more precisely,…