McLain v. Arneytown Trucking Co.

WIEAND, Judge:

The principal issue in this appeal is whether improper venue can be waived by one defendant in such a manner as to preclude a second defendant from interposing a successful objection to such venue. The trial court rejected such an argument, sustained preliminary objections to venue by one defendant, and transferred the action to the county in which the cause of action had arisen. We affirm.

*522On May 11, 1984, at or about 3:00 a.m., two tractor-trailer units collided on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County. Moments later, a vehicle driven by John McLain ran into one of the…