Supreme Court of Alabama

Ex Parte Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile (in Re Spanish Fort Water System v. Board Of…

August 31, 2018272 So. 3d 635

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court granted the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners' petition for a writ of mandamus, holding that venue for the action is proper in Mobile County under the general common‑law rule for governmental entities. Accordingly, the Court reversed the Baldwin Circuit Court’s denial of the Board’s motion and ordered the case transferred to the Mobile Circuit Court.