All actions not enumerated in sections 542.02 to 542.08 and 542.095 shall be tried in a county in which one or more of the defendants reside when the action is begun or in which the cause of action or some part thereof arose. If none of the parties shall reside or be found in the state, the action may be begun and tried in any county which the plaintiff shall designate. A corporation, other than railroad companies, street railway companies, and street railroad companies whether the motive power is steam, electricity, or other power used by these corporations or companies, also telephone companies, telegraph companies, and all other public service corporations, shall be considered as residing in any county wherein it has an office, resident agent, or business place. The above enumerated public service corporations shall be considered as residing in any county wherein the cause of action shall arise and wherein any part of its lines of railway, railroad, street railway, street railroad, without regard to the motive power of the railroad, street railway, or street railroad, telegraph or telephone lines or any other public service corporation shall extend, without regard to whether the corporation or company has an office, agent, or business place in the county or not.
(9214) RL s 4095; 1913 c 552 s 1; 1955 c 614 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure
Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions
Section 542.01 — Venue; General Rule; Exception.
Section 542.02 — Actions Relating To Land, Situs To Govern.
Section 542.03 — Official Misconduct, Where Cause Arose.
Section 542.04 — Actions On Forfeited Bail Bonds.
Section 542.05 — Cost Bond; Recognizances; Nonresidents.
Section 542.07 — Actions By Or For The State.
Section 542.08 — Actions For Wages.
Section 542.09 — Other Cases; Defendant's Residence Or Where Cause Arose; Corporations.
Section 542.095 — Venue In Motor Vehicle Cases.
Section 542.10 — Change Of Venue As Of Right; Demand.
Section 542.11 — Change Of Venue By Order Of Court; Grounds.
Section 542.12 — Action On Contractor's Bond.
Section 542.13 — Interest Or Bias Of Judge.
Section 542.14 — Actions In Municipal Court.
Section 542.16 — Notice To Remove.
Section 542.17 — Expenses Paid In First Instance; Reimbursement.
Section 542.18 — State As Party To Civil Action; Removal From Ramsey County.