Legal Opinion
White v. Beatty
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 18, 1884PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Dallas Circuit Court. Action to recover attorney’s fees. Upon the motion of defendants, the venue of the cause was changed on the ground that the action was brought in the wrong county, and not in the county of defendants’ residence. Erom the order changing the venue of the case plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The amount involved in this action being less than $100, the judge of the' circuit court certified the questions which it thought desirable for this court to decide, in the following language:.
“ 1st. Were the defendants, who were at the beginning of this suit residents of Carroll county, Iowa, legally sued in Dallas county, Iowa, under the circumstances described in the petition?
“ 2nd. Are the defendants liable to be sued in Dallas county, Iowa, on the cause of action set forth in the petition, the defendants being, at the time suit was instituted, residents of Carroll county, Iowa?”
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Votaw v. CorwinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
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