702 So. 2d 1340 | Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | 1997
Thomas Tompkins, Marcia Tompkins, and Foley and Lardner, defendants in the action below, have each filed separate appeals of the trial judge’s order changing venue of the action from Osceola County to Orange County. We consolidate the appeals and affirm the trial court.
The issues are these: Does section 47.122, Florida Statutes, authorize this change of venue and, if so, is the judge’s order supported by the record?
Section 47.122 provides:
For the convenience of the parties or witnesses or the interest of justice, any court of record may transfer any civil action to any other court of record in which it might have been brought.
The action as originally filed was against only Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins who lived in Osceola County and on a cause of
On the second issue, the trial court has issued a six page order detailing why it thought the change of venue was appropriate. We find the reasons given are supported by the record and justify the court’s action.
AFFIRMED.