Frees v. Southern Michigan Cold Storage Co.

The trial judge denied defendant’s motion for a change of venue. GCR 1963, 403, 404. We reverse.

Plaintiffs filed suit in Muskegon County Circuit Court. The complaint alleged that plaintiffs were residents of Muskegon County and that defendant Southern Cold Storage Company is a Michigan Corporation doing business in Muskegon County with its principal place of business in Berrien County. Vroom Cold Storage is located in Hart, Oceana County.

Defendant filed a motion for change of venue under GCR 1963, 403, 404, stating that the causé of action arose in Oceana County at the plant of Vroom Cold…