Legal Opinion
Ex parte Elizabeth A. Morton.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 29, 2014No. 1130302PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Justice.
Elizabeth A. Morton petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Greene Circuit Court to vacate its order denying Morton’s motion to transfer this case to Jefferson County on the ground of forum non conveniens and to enter an order granting the motion. We grant the petition and issue the writ.
*297 Facts and Procedural History
The relevant facts of this case are undisputed. On August 26, 2011, Morton, a resident of Greene County, and Annie P. Watkins, a resident of Jefferson County, were involved in a motor-vehicle collision in Jefferson County. Following the collision,…
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