Supreme Court of Alabama
Ex Parte Southeast Alabama Regional Healthcare Authority D/b/a Lakeview Hospital. (in Re Shannon Ledbetter, As…
January 29, 20102010 Ala. LEXIS 14
Summary
The Supreme Court of Alabama granted mandamus petitions by Lakeview Hospital and Dr. Mottershaw, ordering the Barbour Circuit Court to transfer a medical‑malpractice action from the Clayton Division to the Eufaula Division. The Court held that § 8 of Act No. 888, Ala. Acts 1969 governs venue within Barbour County’s divisions and that the trial court’s refusal to transfer was arbitrary and capricious.