Ex parte Liberty National Life Ins. Co., [Ms. 1180693, Dec. 6, 2019] __ So. 3d __ (Ala. 2019). The Court (Stewart,
J.; Parker, C.J., and Bolin, Shaw, Wise, Bryan, Sellers, and Mendheim,
JJ., concur; Mitchell, JJ., recuses) issues a writ of mandamus to the
Montgomery Circuit Court to vacate its order denying defendants’
motion to transfer venue in a fraud action to Elmore County.
Because the plaintiffs resided in Elmore County and “[a]ll of the
evidence indicates that the alleged wrongful events and omissions occurred
in Elmore County; ... venue is not proper [as to Liberty National] in
Montgomery County under § 6-3-7(a)(1).” Ms. *12. As to the
individual defendant Rich, “pursuant to § 6-3-2(a)(2) and (3),
venue would be proper in either Butler County, where Rich resides, or
Elmore County, where ‘the act or omission’ occurred, but not
in Montgomery County.” Ms. *13.