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Last page edit 12/17/07
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Where to File Suit(Maryland Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, Sections 6-201 - 6-203) A civil action may be brought in a county where the defendant "resides, carries on a regular business, is employed, or habitually engages in a vocation." A corporation also may be sued in the county where it maintains its principal Maryland office. Where there is more than one defendant and more than one county eligible for bringing suit, all defendants may be sued in the county where the cause of action arose or in the county where any one of them could be sued. For the purposes of this law, "county" includes Baltimore City. The following provisions are in addition to the above: An action for ejectment (eviction) may be brought in any county in which any portion of the land upon which the action is based is located. An action for the return of personal property which was wrongfully taken or wrongfully withheld may be brought in any county where the property is located. A civil action based on negligence may be brought where the cause of action arose. An action for damages against a non-resident of Maryland may be brought anywhere in Maryland. An action against a corporation which has no principle place of business in Maryland may be brought where the plaintiff resides. Attachment on original process (bringing property, wages, etc., under the authority of the court when a lawsuit is filed) may be brought where the property is located or where the person subject to the attachment resides. ) Last date of legal review 5/01(BNI) Source: Baltimore Neighborhoods Inc. |
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