Ex Parte Progressive Direct Insurance Company (in Re: Ira Sentell Robinson v. Amber Nykole Clayton and Progressive…

Summary

The court granted Progressive's mandamus petition and directed the Wilcox Circuit Court to transfer the action to Tuscaloosa County. It held that Robinson was domiciled in Tuscaloosa County when the accident occurred, making venue in Wilcox County improper because the corporate-defendant venue provision depended on Robinson's residence there. Because venue was improper, the court did not reach the alternative forum non conveniens argument.