Cordell v. Union Oil Co. of California

ALMON, Justice.

Josephine Cordell, Nelson Cordell, Elvin Freeman, and P.J.M., Inc., an Alabama corporation (all referred to hereinafter as “the Cordells and Freeman”), petition this Court for a writ of mandamus setting aside an order entered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County transferring this case from Jefferson to Cullman County pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 6-3-21.1, which provides for a transfer to a more convenient forum.1

Section 6-3-21.1(a) states, in pertinent part:

“With respect to civil actions filed in an appropriate venue, any court of general jurisdiction shall, for the…