Ex Parte Real Estate Financing, Inc.

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to direct Judge Billy C. Burney of the Lawrence County Circuit Court to transfer an action from Lawrence County to Morgan County. The writ is denied.

Randell and Joyce Forrester, residents of Lawrence County, instituted this action in Lawrence County Circuit Court against Real Estate Financing, Inc. (REF), a domestic corporation with its principal office in Montgomery. The Forresters alleged breach of contract, misrepresentation, negligence, and wantonness with regard to the handling of their loan application made by and through REF. REF moved for…