(10) In actions for a civil protection order, in the county in which the petitioner currently or temporarily resides (9) In actions for divorce, annulment, or legal separation, in the county in which the plaintiff is and has been a resident for at least ninety days immediately preceding the filing of the complaint (8) In an action against an executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee, in the county in which the executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee was appointed 4.3, in the county where plaintiff resides (6) The county in which all or part of the claim for relief arose or, if the claim for relief arose upon a river, other watercourse, or a road, that is the boundary of the state, or of two or more counties, in any county bordering on the river, watercourse, or road, and opposite to the place where the claim for relief arose (5) A county in which the property, or any part of the property, is situated if the subject of the action is real property or tangible personal property (4) A county in which a public officer maintains his or her principal office if suit is brought against the officer in the officerвЂ™s official capacity (3) A county in which the defendant conducted activity that gave rise to the claim for relief (2) The county in which the defendant has his or her principal place of business

(1) The county in which the defendant resides

Proper venue lies in any one or more of the following counties:

When applied to county and municipal courts, вЂњcounty,вЂќ as used in this rule, shall be construed, where appropriate, as the territorial limits of those courts. 15(D).ДЄny action may be venued, commenced, and decided in any court in any county. 15(C), or upon a defendant identified by a fictitious name whose name is later corrected pursuant to Civ.R. A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court, if service is obtained within one year from such filing upon a named defendant, or upon an incorrectly named defendant whose name is later corrected pursuant to Civ.R.

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