Gottesfeld v. Richmaid Ice Cream Co.

Plaintiff appeals from an order granting a motion for change of venue from the city and county of San Francisco to the county of San Joaquin. It is undisputed that the defendant Montgomery is a resident of San Francisco and that all of the other defendants are residents of San Joaquin County. The question presented on this appeal therefore is whether on the showing made before the superior court that court was entitled to conclude that the defendant Montgomery “is improperly joined as a defendant, or has been made a defendant solely for the purpose of having the action tried in the . . . city…