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Venue [fr. visne, vicinetum, visnetum, Lat.], the place whence a jury are to come for trial of causes. See Co. Litt. 125 a, and Hargrave's note (2).Local actions must, before the Jud. Act, have been brought in the county in which the cause of action arose; but transitory actions in any county at the plaintiff's option; and no venue could be changed without a special order of the Court or a judge, unless by consent of the parties, R.H.T. 1853, r. 18.It is, however, provided by (English) R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XXXVI., r. 10, that there shall be no local venue for the trial of any action, except where otherwise provided by statute, but in every action in every Division the place of trial shall be fixed by the Court or a judge; and r. 1, the order made on the summons for directions, fixes the place of trial, but this can be subsequently altered for sufficient cause.Very numerous statutes have from time to time provided that any actions for anything done in pursuance of them should be brought in...
venue
venue [Anglo-French, place where a jury is summoned, alteration (influenced by venue arrival, attendance) of vinné visné, literally, neighborhood, neighbors, from Old French, ultimately from Latin vicinus neighboring] 1 : the place or county in which take place the alleged events from which a legal action arises used esp. at common law 2 : the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held see also change of venue compare jurisdiction 3 : a statement showing that a case is brought to the proper court or authority ...
Local venue
Local venue. See VENUE....
change of venue
change of venue :a procedure available under title 28 section 1404 of the U.S. Code for the transfer of a case by a court in which the case is brought to another court where the case could have been properly brought and which would be more convenient for the parties and witnesses and better serve the interests of justice compare forum non conveniens ...
forum non conveniens
forum non conveniens [New Latin, literally, unsuitable tribunal] : a doctrine allowing a court with jurisdiction over a case to dismiss it because the convenience of the parties and the interest of justice would be better served if the case were brought in a court having proper jurisdiction in another venue compare change of venue ...
Local actions
Local actions, those referring to some particular locality, as actions for trespasses to land, in which the venue must have been laid in the county where the cause of action arose.Real actions and the mixed action of ejectment were local: but personal actions were for the most part transitory, i.e., their cause of action might be supposed to take place anywhere, but when they were brought for anything in relation to realty, they were then local, see Mostyn v. Fabrigas, (1775) 1 Smith, L.C., and 2 Chit. Arch. Prac.And see COUNTY COURT (JURISDICTION), and VENUE....
Testatum Writ
Testatum Writ, a process of execution which was issued into a different county than that in which the venue was laid in the declaration; it must have been founded on a writ ejusdem generis, issued into the county of the venue, and returned nulla bona, etc. It was abolished by C.L.P Act, 1852, s. 21. See GROUND WRIT....
Transitory actions
Transitory actions were those in which the venue might be laid in any county. See VENU...
domicile
domicile [Latin domicilium dwelling place, home] 1 : the place where an individual has a fixed and permanent home for legal purposes called also legal residence 2 : the place where an organization (as a corporation) is chartered or that is the organization's principal place of business compare citizenship, residence NOTE: The domicile of an individual or organization determines the proper jurisdiction and venue for legal process. The courts of a person's domicile have personal jurisdiction. For persons lacking capacity (as minors), domicile is often statutorily determined as the domicile of the guardian. vt -ciled -cil·ing : to establish in or provide with a domicile [an alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence shall be deemed a citizen of the State in which such alien is domiciled "U.S. Code"] [any state in which a corporation is domiciled "L. H. Tribe"] ...
improper
improper : not proper: as a : not in accord with correct procedure [an venue] b : wrongful ;specif : in violation of a constitution [the denial of trial by jury was held ] im·prop·er·ly adv ...
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