In general the law governing persons, property, or actions is the situs of such persons, property or actions. In the English and American Encyclopedia of Law1 situs is thus defined:

"Situs means site; location; situation; a place where a thing is. Real property has always a fixed situs; and so, of course, the actual situs of tangible chattels can always be readily determined. But it is obvious that the situs of tangible chattels, such as choses in action, must be conventional. At common law, however, rules have been established which assign a situs or locality to every subject of personal property for the purpose of administration and probate, and there seems to be no reason why these rules should not be extended to cases arising under the recording acts."

This definition is too narrow in that it is limited in its application to the case of property, while in the contemplation of the law persons and actions have a situs not less than property.