Opinion ID: 1726112
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: whether the partial judgement issued by the circuit court of holmes county, mississippi on february 17th, 1994 is void because the initial hearing was held in an improper venue?

Text: ¶ 26. The City contends that the circuit court's partial judgement issued in Holmes County, Mississippi on February 17, 1994, is void because the initial hearing was held in an improper venue. See Miss.Code Ann. § 11-51-75 (1972). The initial hearing was held on January 21, 1994, in the Leflore County Courthouse in Greenwood, Mississippi. However, the City did not object to venue until the second hearing held on June 21, 1994, in Greenville, Mississippi. Objections to venue are waived if not raised timely. Lowrey v. Will of Smith, 543 So.2d 1155, 1159 (Miss.1989); H & W Transfer & Cartage Serv., Inc. v. Griffin, 511 So.2d 895, 901 (Miss.1987); M.R.C.P. 12(h)(1). The City should have objected to venue not later than at the first hearing.