Supreme Court of Iowa, 1880

Hall v. Royce

Hall v. Royce
Supreme Court of Iowa · Decided June 18, 1880 · Day
54 Iowa 136; 6 N.W. 177

Hall v. Royce

Opinion of the Court

Day, J.

i. venue: actioniorhSection 2586 of the Code provides: ‘‘ Except when otherwise provided herein, personal actions must be brought in a county wherein some of the defendresicLe * * The action for libel is a personal action. There is no other provision respecting it than that contained in the foregoing section. It follows that the place of trial was properly changed to the defendants residence.

Affirmed.

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