Farrell v. HRC Armco, Inc.

Ruffin, Judge.

Matthew Farrell sued HRC Armco, Inc. (“HRC”) in Whitfield County Superior Court, alleging that the company breached a contract to indemnify him for medical expenses. HRC denied Farrell’s allegations and moved to dismiss or transfer the action due to improper venue. The trial court granted HRC’s motion and dismissed Farrell’s complaint. Farrell appeals, and for reasons that follow, we reverse.

In determining the appropriate venue, we must address Farrell’s assertion that HRC was an unauthorized insurer that issued him a surplus line insurance policy. If this contention is true,…