C. W. Matthews Contracting Co. v. Barnett

Beasley, Chief Judge.

The Barnetts filed a complaint against the State Department of Transportation and C. W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc., a Georgia corporation. Matthews moved to dismiss or transfer venue from Fayette County to Cobb County, where Matthews’ principal place of business and registered office are located. The motion was denied and we permitted an interlocutory appeal to establish whether the DOT is a resident of Fayette County for the purposes of this action.

Plaintiffs own property in Fayette County in the vicinity of a state highway. The DOT widened the highway, and it…