Seymour Charter Buslines, Inc. v. Hopper

Opinion of the Court by Justice

WINTERSHEIMER.

This appeal is from an order of the Court of Appeals denying a petition by *388Seymour Charter Buslines, Inc. for a writ of prohibition which sought to prohibit transfer of a personal injury action from Laurel County where the claim was filed to Whitley County where the injury occurred.

On June 26, 1999, Merrill suffered a broken leg while boarding a bus owned and operated by Seymour. At that time, Merrill was a citizen and resident of the state of Ohio and Seymour was a common carrier incorporated in Tennessee and operating in Kentucky. It is…