This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol11 Common Law Pleading, Code Pleading, Federal Procedure, Evidence", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
The question of the territorial jurisdiction of a court is thus summarized:
"In order to give jurisdiction the action must be brought where the defendant or one of the defendants resides or may be found, or where he has property,5 and a writ of attachment issued from the wrong county will be void.6 But jurisdiction over a defendant having once been properly obtained, writs may issue against him to other counties where he has property, or against co-defendants in the counties of their residence or where they have property." 7 8
 
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