Perkins v. Santa Cruz Construction, Inc.

COBB, Chief Judge.

This case presents a venue issue dependent upon ascertaining the county in which the plaintiff’s cause of action accrued. It is governed by section 47.011, Florida Statutes (1983), which provides:

Actions shall be brought only in the county where the defendant resides, where the cause of action accrued, or where the property in litigation is located....

The plaintiff below, Santa Cruz Construction, Inc., filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Brevard County against Pro Tech Electric Co., Inc., and its president, Theodore M. Perkins, who is the appellant here. Pro Tech and…