Lowe v. Johnson
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
SHIELDS, Judge.
Paul E. Lowe (Trustee) appeals the trial court's grant of Charmaine Johnson's motion to transfer venue from Hamilton County to Lake County, We consider the following issues in this interlocutory appeal:
1) whether, under Ind.Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 75(A), preferred venue for this proceeding lies in Hamilton County, and
2) whether either the doctrine of forum mon conveniens or Ind.Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 4.4(C) applies to intrastate transfers of venue.
We reverse, because preferred venue lies in both Hamilton and Lake Counties and TR. 75(A) allows for transfer only if…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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