Jamie Gustafson and Chandra Gustafson
v.
David Zephier and AMCO Insurance Company
Appellant
Jamie Gustafson and Chandra Gustafson
Appellee
David Zephier and AMCO Insurance Company
Attorney for the Appellant
Michael T. Norris and Thomas P. Slater
Attorney for the Appellee
Kelly W. Otto
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, David M. Porter, Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Doyle and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (5 pages)
Plaintiffs in a personal-injury case appeal from a district court order granting a defendant’s motion to transfer venue from Polk County to Harrison County. OPINION HOLDS: One of the two defendants was a resident of Polk County, and thus venue was proper in Polk County in this personal injury action, pursuant to Iowa Code section 616.18 (2019). The district court lacked discretion to transfer venue to Harrison County, and we therefore reverse.