Yontz v. McCutchin

The question presented by this record goes to the jurisdiction of municipal and justices’ courts of this state over actions arising out of automobile accidents occurring within the territorial limits of said courts, where the defendants reside in the same county, but outside the territorial limits of such courts. The solution of the problem involves the construction of Section 6308, General Code, which provides:

“Actions for injury to a person or property, caused by the negligence of the owner or operator of a motor vehicle, may be brought, by the person injured, against such owner or operator…