Smith v. Jim Burke Automotive, Inc.

STUART, Justice.

Jim Burke Automotive, Inc., the defendant in an action pending in the Hale Circuit Court, petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Hale Circuit Court to vacate its order denying Jim Burke Automotive’s motion to transfer the action to the Jefferson Circuit Court and to enter an order transferring the action. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural History

After Jim Burke Automotive had performed some repair work on a vehicle owned by Vulah Smith and Andrew Smith, the vehicle was involved in an accident in Hale County. On March 2, 2015, the…