Platt v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the District Court of the Second Judicial District in and for Silver Bow County. The order granted defendants’ motion for a change of venue from Silver Bow County to Lake County pursuant to Section 25-2-201, MCA. We affirm.

The issue is whether venue was properly removed from Silver Bow County, where defendant Sears does business, to Lake County, where plaintiffs and defendants Fouty reside and where the accident occurred.

This action arose from injuries received by plaintiff Cindy Jo Platt when she dived into a swimming pool at the home of defendants Walter…