Legal Opinion
Hawley v. Hobgood
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided November 15, 2005No. COA05-115PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYNN, Judge.
“[T]he trial court has no discretion in ordering a change of venue if demand is properly made and it appears that the action has been brought in the wrong county.” Swift & Co. v. Dan-Cleve Corp., 26 N.C. App. 494, 495, 216 S.E.2d 464, 465 (1975). In this case, Defendant timely filed his written Motion for Change of Venue on the basis that the action was filed in the wrong county. As we agree with Defendant, we reverse and remand this case to the trial court.
On 14 October 2003, Plaintiff Dorothy Hawley filed a Complaint in Wake County, North Carolina alleging assault, battery, and…
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