Pill v. Merco Group of the Palm Beaches, Inc.

Plaintiffs seek review of the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motion to dismiss and transferring the case from Palm Beach County to Miami-Dade County. We find that the trial court erred in transferring venue, and reverse. 1

Plaintiffs sued defendants in Palm Beach County for the return of deposits on pre-construction contracts. The corporate and individual defendants, all residing in Miami-Dade County, filed motions to dismiss based on the “joint residency rule.”

The joint residency rule was first articulated by our supreme court, when it held:

We hold, therefore, that where an…