Elliott v. International Paper Co.

MAIN, Justice.

Jerry Elliott, the plaintiff in an action pending in the Conecuh Circuit Court seeking worker’s compensation benefits, petitions this Court for writs of mandamus directing the Court of Civil Appeals to quash the writs of mandamus that court issued to the Conecuh Circuit Court in Ex parte International Paper Co., 80 So.3d 903 (Ala.Civ.App.2010). Those writs directed the Conecuh Circuit Court to transfer the underlying action to the Butler Circuit Court. We grant Elliott’s petitions and issue the writs.

I. Factual Background and Procedural History

International Paper Company (“IP”),…