Re: sold a boat and it busted!
the venue was not moved to "nullify' the inconvenience. It was moved because the other court did not have the jurisdiction to hear the case. Don't know about Tenn, but discovery is not generally allowed in small claims court. If he really wants to mess with him he can have it moved up to circuit court where you can do discovery, interrogatories, ect. I don't see him loosing this case and would not be worried about the expert.
Ahh... a lawyer would know this. But how many non-lawyers would know to *ask* for a change in venue? Being that this is a *civil* case is jurisdiction something that the court would automatically look at? I think the judge would be perfectly happy to rule on the case if both parties didn't object to it.
The point is that someone had to drive out to that court and *ask* for the venue to be moved.
The 'inconvienience' part comes in for CB: without a change in venue, anytime he went to court it would mean that he'd need to take a day off from work and drive out there. That's a wasted day, and money for gas & food. It would be to the advantage of mom & son to drag the thing out - there is a chance that something could happen & CB not show. Or just get tired of the whole mess and knuckle under entirely -or- just be more agreeable to giving them more money. Even if nothing else, it's harrassment.
Now that the venue has been shifted - well, "the shoe is on the other hand now" in that regard.
But I wouldn't be shocked if there wasn't another wrinkle in things that we find out about soon (today is the day, after all). I hope not, but I'm a touch paranoid so can't help the feeling that there are a few more things that these people will try...
-V
