Aladdin Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Jones

COPE, Judge.

Aladdin Insurance Agency, Inc., appeals a non-final order denying its motion to transfer venue to Manatee County. We affirm.

In an earlier lawsuit, plaintiff-appellee Dennis W. Jones sued vehicle owner Jose Olvera for injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Dade County, Florida. Olvera had been insured by Allstate Insurance Company but the policy was cancelled prior to the accident. Olvera took the position that the cancellation was wrongful and demanded that Allstate defend the suit. When Allstate refused, Olvera entered into a settlement with plaintiff Jones, under which…