If action is brought in the wrong county, it may be prosecuted to a termination, unless abated by plea of the defendant.
Code 1858, § 2812; Shan., § 4517; Code 1932, § 8644; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-406.
Cross-References. Pleading, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 7-12.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Minors, § 28; 24 Tenn. Juris., Venue, §§ 2, 3.
Law Reviews.
Jurisdiction, Venue and “Localized Actions” in Tennessee (June F. Entman), 39 No. 4 Tenn. B.J. 33 (2003).
Venue — Localizing Transitory Actions in Tennessee Civil Proceedings, 35 Tenn. L. Rev. 520.
Cited: Hall v. Southhall Bros. & Carl, 146 Tenn. 129, 240 S.W. 298, 1921 Tenn. LEXIS 9 (1921); Metropolitan Dev. & Housing Agency v. Brown Stove Works, Inc., 637 S.W.2d 876, 1982 Tenn. App. LEXIS 390 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982).