AMERICAN VEHICLE INS. CO. v. GOHEAGAN

No. 4D09-3222.

35 So.3d 1001 (2010)

AMERICAN VEHICLE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Florida for profit corporation, Appellant, v. Olive GOHEAGAN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Molly Swaby, deceased and as Assignee of John Perkins, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hinda Klein and Kristen A. Tajak of Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, Krevans, Abel, Lurvey, Morrow & Schefer, P.A., Hollywood, for appellant.

Nichole J. Segal and Philip M. Burlington of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Michael S. Smith of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


TAYLOR, J.

American Vehicle Insurance Company (AVIC) appeals a non-final order denying its motion to dismiss or transfer venue from Palm Beach County to Broward County. Because the Estate's cause of action against AVIC accrued in Palm Beach County, venue was proper in Palm Beach. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's order denying the motion to transfer venue.

The underlying litigation arose from a car accident in Palm Beach County involving AVIC's insured...

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