Terrell v. Baptist Health Services Foundation, Inc.

HOUSTON, Justice.

This Court is asked to issue its writ of mandamus commanding Circuit Judge Arthur J. Hanes to vacate and annul his order of August 13, 1986, and to enter an order transferring this case back to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama.

Judge Hanes’s order is as follows:

“Pursuant to Rule 82(d)(2)(A), the court determines the primary purpose of the pro tanto settlement was an attempt to defeat the right to transfer and it appearing that the proper venue of this action is Etowah County, Alabama, the foregoing motion to transfer is granted. This action is transferred to the…