Court Opinion

ID: 9799857
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 07:40:13.508908+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:35:47.282922
License: Public Domain

Justice KETCHUM,
concurring:
Our venue statute; W.Va.Code § 56-1-1 mandates that a civil suit shall be brought where the individual defendant resides, where a corporate defendant has a principal place of business or where the cause of action arose. The statute prevents forum shopping.
I would overrule all our cases which indicate in a breach of contract suit that the place of contract formation, breach and damages may be considered in determining venue. These cases misconstrue the statute and may allow the plaintiff a choice of forums not allowed by our venue statute.
I do agree with the result in this case.
Therefore, I concur.