Ex Parte Hideaway Harbor Resort, Inc.

These two cases involve the same venue question and were consolidated on appeal. The plaintiffs in both cases sued essentially the same defendants, claiming breach of contract and fraud. The defendants in the actions are various individuals, foreign corporations, and a domestic corporation — Hideaway Harbor Resort, Inc. ("Hideaway"). The suits were filed in the Circuit Court of Walker County. It is undisputed that Hideaway is an Alabama corporation organized and registered to do business in Winston County. The various other defendants apparently were properly sued in Walker County. Hideaway…