Hilley v. General Motors Corp.

I must respectfully dissent, as I did in Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Thompson, 719 So.2d 847, 850 (Ala.Civ.App.1998). As I stated in Tyson Foods:

“ ‘The jurisdiction of a circuit court is the power to adjudicate granted by the constitution. The place where such power may be exercised is venue as directed by statute.’ Brogden v. Employees’ Retirement System, 336 So.2d 1376, 1380 (Ala.Civ.App.1976).

“ ‘There is a distinction between jurisdiction and venue. Jurisdiction *159refers to a court’s inherent power to decide a case, Boswell v. Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc., 292 Ala. 344, 294 So.2d 428 (1974);…