Holley v. Alfa Mut. Ins. Co. (Ex parte Alfa Mut. Ins. Co.)

WISE, Justice.

Alfa Mutual Insurance Company, the defendant below, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that this Court direct the Pickens Circuit Court to vacate its order denying a motion to transfer the underlying action to the Tuscaloosa Circuit Court and to enter an order granting the motion. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural History

On February 20, 2016, Richard Holley, who resided in Pickens County, was involved in a motor-vehicle accident in Tuscaloosa County. The other vehicle was driven by David Craig Evans, who was uninsured.…