Rothschild v. Superior Court

This venue question arises in a personal injury action. The complaint alleges that plaintiff was a passenger in a bus of defendant Western Greyhound Lines, real party in interest, when, near Tucson, Arizona, it lurched, throwing her from her seat to the floor. Commenced in Los Angeles County, the action was transferred to San Francisco on defendant’s motion (Code Civ. Proc., § 397, subd. 1). After interrogatories revealed the names of witnesses, plaintiff moved for change of venue to Los Angeles on the ground that “the convenience of witnesses and the ends of justice would be promoted by the…