Trezevant v. W. R. Strong Co.

Citations

• 102 Cal. 47
• 36 P. 395
• 1894 Cal. LEXIS 598

Syllabus

<p>Change of Place of Tjrial—Residence of Cobpobation—Place of Incubbing of Liability.—The place of residence of a corporation is in the county where it has its principal place of business; but a corporation defendant cannot insist upon a change of the place of trial to the place of its residence, where it has been sued in the county where its liability arose.</p> <p>Id.—Construction of Constitution—Election of Plaintiff.—Section 16 of article XII of the constitution cannot be construed as giving to a corporation defendant the same right to have a personal action against it tried in the county of its residence as that which belongs to a natural person who is the defendant; but it gives to the plaintiff the right to elect either to sue the corporation in the county where the contract is made, or is to be performed, or where the obligation or liability arises, or the breach occurs, or in the county where the principal place of business is situated, subject to the power of court to change the place of trial as in other cases, for some other reason than that of residence.</p>