BEAVEN v. McANULTY

98-SC-140-MR.

980 S.W.2d 284 (1998)

Virginia BEAVEN, Eugenia Blandford, Jane C. Mattingly, and Mahala A. Smith, Appellants, v. William E. McANULTY, Jr., Judge, Jefferson Circuit Court, Appellee. and Maker's Mark Distillery, Inc., and T. William Samuels, Jr., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing November 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Priscilla S. Diamond, Louisville, KY, for appellants.

William E. McAnulty, Jr., Judge, Louisville, KY, for appellee.

J. Michael Brown, Mitzi D. Wyrick, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Louisville, KY, for real parties in interest.


JOHNSTONE, Justice.

At issue in this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals properly denied Appellants' writ of mandamus on grounds that Appellants had an adequate remedy on appeal. We conclude that because the trial court acted beyond its jurisdiction when it transferred the instant case on forum non conveniens grounds, the writ is an appropriate remedy. Therefore, we reverse the Court of Appeals and remand the case to the Court of Appeals to enter an order directing...

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