Ex Parte First Tennessee Bank Nat. Ass'n

First Tennessee Bank National Association ("First Tennessee") petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to vacate its May 23, 2007, order transferring this action to the Tallapoosa Circuit Court on the basis of forum non conveniens. We deny the petition.

Facts and Procedural History

Benjamin C. Russell ("Mr. Russell") died in 1945; he was survived by his wife, Edith Landgrebe Russell ("Mrs. Russell"). Under Mr. Russell's will, which was probated in Tallapoosa County in 1945, Mrs. Russell received nearly all Mr. Russell's estate. The remaining assets,…