PILL v. MERCO GROUP OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC.

No. 4D10-2537.

56 So.3d 890 (2011)

Gregory PILL, Mark Bennett, Daniel and Barbara Kohn, Margueritte Bassali, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Maurice Bassali, Margueritte Bassali, Diane Malhorta, Vikrant Malhorta, Harjas Chatwal, Maria L. Mezzomo, Thomas Faso, Jr., Kevin R. Mackey, Michael L. Mackey, Cynthia Raftis, Spiro Raftis, Anastasia Raftis, Richard Hoffman, Sharon Hoffman, Bruce Pincheon, Leonard Rosenblatt and Dianna Rosenblatt, Appellants, v. MERCO GROUP OF the PALM BEACHES, INC., a Florida corporation, Merco Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, Belinda Meruelo, Homero F. Meruelo, Jr., Richard Meruelo, and Antonio J. Castro, individuals, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nadine C. Macon and Michael A. Weeks of Weeks & Macon, LLP, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

G. Bart Billbrough and Geoffrey B. Marks of Billbrough & Marks, P.A., Coral Gables, for appellees.


POLEN, J.

Plaintiffs seek review of the trial court's order granting defendants' motion to dismiss and transferring the case from Palm Beach County to Miami-Dade County. We find that the trial court erred in transferring venue, and reverse.1

Plaintiffs sued defendants in Palm Beach County for the return of deposits on pre-construction contracts. The corporate and individual defendants, all residing in Miami-Dade County, filed motions...

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