Carr v. Remele

Citations

• 74 Wash. 380
• 133 P. 593
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 2063

Syllabus

<p>Ventje — Residence of Defendant — Domicile. Under the rule that statutes should be liberally construed in favor of the jurisdiction where the suit is instituted, a defendant, sued in the county where domiciled and engaged in business at the time the cause of action arose, is not entitled to a change of venue under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 208, fixing the venue in the county of his residence, on a mere showing that, being a newcomer in the state, he intended to reside in another county, without ever having declared a residence or engaged in business therein.</p>