Russell v. Hall

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

In this appeal we are concerned with jurisdiction and venue of a non-resident defendant who was jointly sued as a joint tortfeasor with a resident defendant in a negligence case involving a collision of automobiles. A default judgment was rendered against her in which the court held the negligent operation of her vehicle was the sole and proximate cause of the damage sustained by the plaintiff. The facts of the case are as follows:

Jerry Lee Hall, the plaintiff, sued Veada H. Russell and American Freight System, Inc. for negligence arising out of a collision involving…