Maddox v. Wilson

KENNEDY, Justice.

The City of Fayette seeks a writ of mandamus ordering the Circuit Court of Franklin County to transfer a case to the Circuit Court of Fayette County.

Louise Maddox, a resident of Fayette County, was struck by an automobile on October 30, 1991, in Fayette County. The driver of the automobile, Glenda Cooper Wilson, was also a resident of Fayette County. Maddox sued the City of Fayette and Alabama Power Company, alleging that they had failed to properly maintain the caution light located at the intersection where she was struck. Maddox also sued Auto Owners Insurance Company…