Del Mercado v. Owens

COOK, Justice.

The plaintiffs Myrna Martinez Del Mercado and Myrna A Mercado petition for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to set aside its order transfering their action to the Lee Circuit Court. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

The plaintiffs, residents of Puerto Rico, were injured in an automobile accident in Lee County when their automobile collided with an automobile owned by Auburn Leasing, Inc., an Alabama corporation, and being driven by James A Owens, Jr., a Florida resident. The plaintiffs allege that at the time of the accident Owens was acting within…