Suydam v. Palmer

Bleckley, Justice.

In what counties the various classes of suits shall be brought is matter of constitutional law. The constitution of 1868, after dealing with divorce cases, criminal cases, cases respecting titles to land, equity cases, suits against joint promissors, copartners, or joint trespassers, and suits against the maker and indorser of promissory notes, or other like instruments, provides that “all other cases shall be tried in the county where the defendant resides.” To the same effect is the statute, found in section 3402 of the Code. It appears from the record that the original…