Ellis v. Robertson

By JUDGE WILLIAM R. SHELTON

Plaintiff has requested a transfer of venue to Richmond. The Court has considered the plaintiff’s request and finds that it must be denied.

Plaintiff argues that the decision in Brammer v. Highway Commissioner establishes that plaintiff, for good cause shown, can obtain a transfer of venue. Brammer v. Highway Commissioner, 2 Va. Cir. 18 (1980).

While it is true that the Court in Brammer granted the plaintiff’s request for a transfer of venue, the facts of that case should be distinguished from the case before this Court. In Brammer the plaintiff’s land was condemned…