Fogarty Van Lines, Inc. v. Kelly

OTT, Chief Judge.

In this interlocutory appeal, appellants contend that the trial court erred in denying their motion to dismiss on the ground of improper venue. We agree and reverse.

Appellee filed a complaint against appellants in Polk County Circuit Court alleging that appellants were responsible for the loss and destruction of her personal property during a move from Lakeland, Florida to Charleston, West Virginia. Appellants moved to dismiss the case for improper venue, asserting that appellant Eddie Grimes was a resident of Pinellas County, that appellant Fogarty Van Lines, Inc.,…