Ex Parte Reliance Ins. Co.

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus. Petitioner, Reliance Insurance Company, asks this Court to issue a writ of mandamus to the Honorable Billy C. Burney, Judge of the Lawrence County Circuit Court, requiring him to transfer the instant case from Lawrence County to Jefferson or Randolph County. We find, as did the circuit judge, that venue is properly laid in Lawrence County; therefore, we deny the writ.

Petitioner is a Pennsylvania corporation qualified to do business in Alabama. Respondent/plaintiff, A.J. Morris, doing business as Morris Construction Company, sued Mid-State…