Strickland v. McElreath

708 S.E.2d 580 (2011)

STRICKLAND

v.

McELREATH et al.

No. A10A1619.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 23, 2011.

N. David Wages, for appellant.

John W. Timmons Jr., Athens, for appellees.

MIKELL, Judge.

We granted an interlocutory appeal to Joe Paul Strickland, the administrator of the estate of his late mother-in-law, Geraldine McElreath ("Geraldine"), to review the trial court's denial of his motion to transfer the underlying suit against him to the county of his residence. Because the claims at issue sound in equity, venue lies in the county of Strickland's residence. Therefore, we reverse the trial…