ERVIN, Justice.
The appeal presents a question of venue. The plaintiff asserts that the general statutory provision set forth in G.S. § 1-82 allows him to bring the action in Mecklenburg County, where he resides, whereas the defendants contend that the special statutory provision embodied in G.S. § 1-77 localizes the action in Catawba County, where it arose.
Under G.S. § 1-77, an action "Against a public officer * * * for an act done by him...
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