Hollopeter v. Rogers

The defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for a change of venue.

The defendant, while in custody in Marin County, signed a written contract with the plaintiffs whereby he retained them as his attorneys and agreed to pay them certain sums as their fees. One of the plaintiffs has his offices in Los Angeles County and the other has his offices in the City and County of San Francisco. The plaintiffs brought their suit in Marin County to recover a claimed balance due under the contract. The complaint was not verified but alleged that the written contract between the parties was entered…