Opinion ID: 861682
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: conclusion

Text: ¶15. Based upon the dictates of Section 11-46-13(2), this case was improperly filed in Hinds County, and Judge Graves should have transferred venue to Simpson County. We must reverse the trial court's denial of the motion for transfer of venue. However, based upon the rules governing proper venue in this case, and in the interest of judicial economy, we affirm Judge Graves's decision to deny the remaining defendants' request for severance. Since the issue of res judicata is not raised in the interlocutory appeal to this Court, we remand the case to the Hinds County Circuit Court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. ¶16. REVERSED AND REMANDED. PRATHER, C.J., BANKS AND ROBERTS, JJ., CONCUR. McRAE, J., CONCURS IN RESULT ONLY. WALLER, J., DISSENTS WITH SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION JOINED BY PITTMAN, P.J., SMITH AND MILLS, JJ.