With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". & Dev., Ltd., 469 N.W.2d 683, 686 (Iowa 1991) (tracing preference back to 1851). Today this preference is found in Iowa Code section 616.17, our general venue statute. See id. That statute provides: Personal actions, except as otherwise provided, must be brought in a county in which some of the defendants actually reside, but if neither of them have a residence in the state, they may be sued in any county in which either of them may be found. Iowa Code § 616.17 (2001). Although renumbered several times over the years, the substance of the statute has remained unchanged for over a century. Compare Iowa Code § 2586 (1873), with Iowa Code § 616.17 (2001). Clearly, the present personal-injury lawsuit is a “personal action” for purposes of the statute. See, e.g., Tull, 469 N.W.2d at 686 (<HOLDING>); Baker v. Ryan, 67 Iowa 708, 710, 25 N.W. 890,

A: holding that an action for the negligence of an architect in the performance of professional services is an action for breach of contract
B: holding a limitation on damages arising out of bodily injury to one person involved in an accident applies to all claims arising from the death of that person
C: holding that nature of alleged bias must be personal and not arising out of litigation
D: holding a negligence action arising out of an allterrain vehicle accident was a personal action
D.