Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, et al. v. Virginia Jones

The defendant was involved in a motor vehicle collision with a tractor-trailer truck in
another state. The insurance company that insured both the truck and the trailer filed a
lawsuit in the Shelby County circuit court based on negligence. The defendant filed a
motion to dismiss for improper venue pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure
12.02(3). The trial court held that the terms of Tennessee Code Annotated section 20-4-
101(a) did not provide for venue in Shelby County because the action did not arise there
and the defendant did not reside there. The insurance company appeals. We affirm.