Phillips v. Logan

Citations

• 18 Cal. App. 287

Syllabus

<p>Venue—Change of Place of Trial to Residence of Defendant— Erroneous Order—Insufficient Affidavit of Merits.—An order changing the place of trial to the residence of the defendant is erroneous and must be reversed where the court’s ruling is based upon an. insufficient affidavit of merits, “that affiant has fully and fairly stated the facts of her case herein to her attorney,” by whom she was advised that she had a good and valid defense to the action. Such affidavit in effect stated that she had merely stated her defense and not all of the facts of the case, as required.</p>