Special Venue Rule in Breach of Contract Actions Known as Debtor-Creditor Rule

There is a special venue rule known as the debtor-creditor rule, which applies in limited circumstances in breach of contract actions. The debtor-creditor rule provides that if “a cause of action [is] based on failure to pay money due under a contract and the contract does not expressly provide a place of payment, it is implied that the debtor must seek the creditor and payment is to be made where the creditor resides.” Magic Wok International, Inc. v. Li, 706 So.2d 372, 374 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998). This rule, importantly, ONLY applies when dealing with a liquidated debt; it does...