Nales v. Southern Railway Co.

By JUDGE T. J. MARKOW

This matter is before the court on the defendant’s motion to transfer venue to the Circuit Court of the City of Danville. Defendant concedes that the City of Richmond is a permissible venue under § 8.01-262(3) in that the defendant railroad has tracks in this city and, therefore, regularly and systematically conducts business within the City of Richmond. It argues, however, that this is the only connection with this jurisdiction, that Danville is a more convenient forum, and therefore, good cause exists for transfer under Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-265 (1984 Repl. Vol.).

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