Sickels v. Aetna Securities Co.

This action was instituted by the appellants in the Superior Court of Marion County. The appellees joined in an amended plea in abatement alleging that all of them were nonresidents of Marion County except the Indianapolis. Life Insurance Company and that it had no connection with the subject-matter of the action but had been made a party defendant for the sole purpose of conferring jurisdiction on the Marion county court. After hearing evidence the court overruled the amended plea in abatement and a motion for a new trial of the issue formed thereon. The venue of the action was, thereupon,…