Supreme Court of Alabama
Ex Parte Quality Carriers, Inc., and Bennie Hugh Orcutt. (in Re: Robert Speer, as Administrator of the Estate Of…
June 5, 2015183 So. 3d 937
Summary
The Alabama Supreme Court granted a writ of mandamus ordering the Dallas Circuit Court to transfer the negligence action to the Autauga Circuit Court, finding the trial court erred in denying the transfer under the interest‑of‑justice prong of § 6‑3‑21.1. The Court also struck exhibits not before the trial court, emphasizing that mandamus review is limited to the record before the lower court.