Booth v. Broudy

This case is here upon the appeal of John Wilkes Booth, III, the defendant, from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of Steven L. Broudy, the plaintiff, for $35,000. The sole question for decision is whether the trial court erred in refusing to transfer venue.

The plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident on May 12, 1983. The accident occurred in the City of Suffolk. The defendant was a resident of Suffolk and the plaintiff a resident of the City of Virginia Beach. The plaintiff filed suit in the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk.

By proper motion, the defendant objected to…