Greis, Trustee v. Herbert

Appellant instituted this action in the Gibson Circuit Court to recover from appellee for damage to his truck. The complaint was filed on July 16, 1937, and summons was served upon appellee by the sheriff of Gibson County on July 19, 1937. Appellee appeared specially and filed his plea in abatement alleging that at the time the action was begun, and continuously since, he has not been a resident of Gibson County, Indiana, but was, and still is, a resident of Owen County, Indiana, and did not, at any time, have an office or agency for the transaction of business in said Gibson County. The…