HD Supply, Inc. v. Garger

Bernes, Judge.

Following the grant of their application for interlocutory review, defendants HD Supply, Inc. and Williams Bros. Lumber Company, LLC d/b/a HD Supply Lumber & Building Materials appeal the trial court’s denial of their motion to transfer venue. The primary question on appeal is whether venue with regard to a defendant added as a party under OCGA § 9-11-15 (c) should be determined based upon the facts existing at the time the original action was filed or at the time the defendant was added as a party. We conclude that venue over the added defendant should be based upon the facts…