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Flanagan v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 13, 1975No. 75-564PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellants, plaintiffs below, sued appel-lees, defendants below, in Broward County, Florida. Appellees moved to transfer venue to Leon County, Florida. The court granted the change of venue and it is this order that appellants are interlocutorily appealing.

We hold that the court was correct in granting the change of venue. The defendants included governmental agencies. Generally, governmental agencies have a right to be sued in the county in which the agency is located. Ringling Bros.—Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. v. State, 295 So.2d 314 (1st DCA Fla.1974). A suit involving a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Com. Sh., Inc. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  2. Amelia Island Mosquito Control District v. TysonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Department of Agriculture v. MiddletonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  2. State, Department of Transportation v. ChothenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  3. Finley-Green Joint Venture v. State ex rel. Department of Natural ResourcesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978

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