Walker v. Thompson

JONES, Justice.

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus ordering the trial court to set aside its order transferring the plaintiffs’ lawsuit from Macon Circuit Court to Autauga Circuit Court. We grant the writ.

It was alleged that on April 25, 1987, defendant Gary A. Mitchell, a resident of Montgomery County, purchased alcoholic beverages in Macon County from defendant Andy D. Thompson, the owner/operator of “The Kold Keg” and a resident of Macon County, and that while intoxicated from consuming those beverages, Mitchell drove his car to Autauga County, where he collided with a Honda…