Case Name: Karen LENKIEWICZ, Appellant, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-06-01
Citations: 902 So. 2d 902
Docket Number: No. 4D04-2258
Parties: Karen LENKIEWICZ, Appellant, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Appellee.
Judges: KLEIN, SHAHOOD and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 902
Pages: 902–903

Head Matter:
Karen LENKIEWICZ, Appellant, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Appellee.
No. 4D04-2258.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 1, 2005.
Carmen J. Cuetos of Andres Berrio, P.A., Plantation, for appellant.
Doreen E. Lasch of Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, Krevans & Abel, P.A., Hollywood, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Plaintiff, a Broward County resident, sued Nationwide in Broward County, alleging she was injured by an uninsured motorist who collided with the rear of her car in Pennsylvania. Nationwide moved to transfer venue to Pennsylvania for convenience of the witnesses under section 47.122, Florida Statutes (2001); however, it submitted no affidavits stating that there were any witnesses who would be inconvenienced by a Florida trial. In the absence of affidavits or other evidence demonstrating the inconvenience of witnesses, a transfer of venue based on that ground is error. Graham v. Graham, 648 So.2d 814 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995); Eggers v. Eggers, 776 So.2d 1096 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001); Gov't Employees Ins. Co. v. Burns, 672 So.2d 884 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996).
Reversed.
KLEIN, SHAHOOD and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.