Winterburn

The defendant Carrie V. Sheriff appeals from, an order denying her application for a change of the place of trial to the county of her residence, Santa Barbara County.

The action was brought in the county of Los Angeles, where the corporation defendant has its principal place of business. Save for its prayer for general relief the only remedy sought by the complaint is that which is afforded by section 328 of the Civil Code, which, so far as it is pertinent, reads: “Whenever a certificate of stock or of shares in a corporation organized under the laws of this state has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully withheld, the owner thereof may bring an action against such corporation in the superior court of the county in which is located its principal place of business, for the purpose of obtaining a new or duplicate certificate. If by the books of the corporation the stock stands in the name of a person other than the plaintiff, or if by such books it appears that some other person claims or has some right, title or interest in, or lien upon, such stock, all such persons must be made parties defendant with the corporation. Summons must be issued and served as in other civil actions, and…