Ex Parte State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. (in Re Sandra H. Banks v. Robert Gary Spray and State Farm…

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court granted State Farm’s mandamus petition, holding that the trial court exceeded its discretion in denying a transfer of the action to Mobile County under the forum non conveniens statute. The Court found that State Farm satisfied its burden on both the convenience of parties and witnesses and the interest of justice prongs, requiring transfer. A concurrence expressed concern about the standard of appellate review but joined the result.