616.17  Personal actions.

Personal actions, except as otherwise provided, must be brought in a county in which some of the defendants actually reside, but if neither of them have a residence in the state, they may be sued in any county in which either of them may be found.

Section History: Early form

  [C51, § 1701; R60, § 2800; C73, § 2586; C97, § 3501; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 11049; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 616.17]


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