Heartland Organics, Inc. v. MC Developments, LLC

The appellants challenge an order granting the appellees’ motion to abate for im proper venue and transferring the appellants’ action from Suwannee County to Dade County. The trial court granted the motion based on the joint residency rule, set out in Enfinger v. Baxley, 96 So.2d 538 (Fla.1957). Because the joint residency rule does not preclude a plaintiff from electing a venue where the cause of action accrued, we reverse the order.

The appellants filed a complaint in Suwannee County alleging that they were due payment of monies owed by the ap-pellees, which payment was to occur in Suwannee…