Thomas v. David Kilcoyne Real Estate Group, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Judge.
Mike Thomas challenges the trial court’s refusal to change venue from Hillsborough County to Dade County. The parties characterize this venue question as one involving breach and repudiation of a partially completed contract involving the transfer of title to real property. However, our review of the abbreviated record reveals it to be a simple question of failure to pay money pursuant to an agreement for sale and purchase of real estate. Because venue in an action for failure to pay money is properly laid where the payment is due, which in this case is Dade County, we reverse.
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