Lott v. Claussens, Inc.

Lewis, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this action in Barnwell County against the defendant Claussens, Inc., and its driver to recover for personal injuries sustained in a collision in that county with one of Claussens’ trucks. The sole question for decision is whether Claussens owns property in Barnwell County within the meaning of Section 10-421 of the 1962 Code of Laws, as amended in 1964, so as to sustain venue of the action there.

Section 10-421, as amended, provides that a corporation, domestic or foreign, may be sued in any county in which it “shall own property and transact business,”…