Ex Parte Ronnie W. Overstreet, Sr., Ex Parte Ronnie W. Overstreet, Sr.

MADDOX, Justice.

Ronnie W. Overstreet, Sr., is a defendant in an action pending in the Montgomery County Circuit Court. He petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the trial judge to vacate his order denying Over-street’s motion for a change of venue and directing the trial judge to grant the motion and transfer this case to the Clarke County Circuit Court. For the reasons discussed below, we grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural History

Overstreet had been employed by Arrow Construction, Inc. (“Arrow”), the plaintiff in the action pending in the Montgomery Circuit Court.…