Ex Parte Nichols

James "Red" Nichols; his wife, Ruth Ethel Nichols; Nichols Funeral Services, Inc.; Winston Memorial Services, Inc.; and Vault Services, a partnership (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Nicholses"), petition for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Thomas A. Woodall of the Jefferson Circuit Court to transfer an action from that court to the Winston Circuit Court. The Nicholses are the defendants in an action filed by Peavey Brooks International, Inc. ("FBI"), in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. PBI's complaint arises from its purchase of certain funeral-related businesses and…