Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Dowe & Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Atlanta — Judge Reid-April 14, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
1. Where section 2334 of the Civil Code, relating to venue of suits against railroad companies, is applicable, it is exclusive. A suit brought elsewhere than is there provided is void, and the defendant can not waive the question of jurisdiction by pleading to the merits. Other suits against railroad companies are controlled by the general law. South Carolina R. Co. v. Dietzen, 101 Ga. 730 (29 S. E. 292); Lytle v. Sou. Ry. Co., 3 Ga. App. 220 (59 S. E. 595). The statute does not cover the case of a tort committed in another State. In such • cases the question of jurisdiction, so far as it is…
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