Baldwin v. Wilkie

*432WYNN, Judge.

Under Section 1-82 of the North Carolina General Statutes, an "action must be tried in the county in which the plaintiffs or the defendants . . . reside at its commencement[.]"1 Here, Defendants argue that venue in Wake County was improper because none of the original parties to the action were residents of Wake County. Because the action was amended as a matter of right2 adding Plaintiffs who are residents of Wake County, we hold the trial court did not err in denying Defendants' motion to change venue.

On 17 December 2004, Plaintiffs Timothy and Kellie Baldwin, individually and…