Mateu v. Stout

¶ 1 Rosemarie Mateu, Appellant, appeals the April 15, 2002 order of the trial court transferring venue of her personal injury action from Philadelphia County to Delaware County. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part, and reverse in part. The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows.

¶ 2 Appellant, a resident of Delaware County, instituted this action in Philadelphia County as a result of an automobile accident that occurred in Delaware County in September of 2000. In March of 2002, prior to conducting any discovery, Appel-lees, Keith Stout (Stout) and Valerie Stri-gle…