Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Wells
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 25, 1990No. Civ. 7600PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a mandamus proceeding to change venue.
Petitioner, Marquita Wells, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the transfer of an action styled Dennis Polen v.Marquita Wells, to DeKalb County, which is Wells's county of residence.
Polen filed a default judgment, which was granted by a California municipal court against Wells, in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County pursuant to §§ 6-9-230 et seq., Ala. Code 1975, the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (Act). The affidavit accompanying the judgment gave a DeKalb County address for Wells. Wells filed a motion to dismiss, or in the…
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