Mathis v. A. R. Wood Corp.

Lewis, Chief Justice:

Defendant, a domestic corporation with its principal office and place of business in Greenwood County, South Carolina, was sued in the adjoining County of Newberry to recover damages arising from the alleged blocking of access to plaintiff’s business property, while defendant was engaged in the installation of water lines in Newberry County under a contract with the City of Newberry. Defendant moved for a change of venue of the action from Newberry to Greenwood County upon the ground that its corporate residence was in Greenwood.

*390This appeal is from an order of the lower…