Froman v. Keokuk Health Systems, Inc.

HECHT, Justice.

Defendants Keokuk Health Systems, Inc. and Keokuk Health Systems, Inc. d/b/a K.A.M.E. Pharmacy (jointly referred to as KHS) seek interlocutory review of the district court’s denial of their motion to change venue from the Iowa District Court for Lee County at Fort Madison to the Iowa District Court for Lee County at Keokuk. We conclude venue in this case is not proper in Fort Madison, and therefore reverse the district court’s ruling.

I.Background Facts and Proceedings.

In the earliest days of the State of Iowa, Lee County was the largest and most populous county in the state.…