Blevins

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion for change of place of trial upon the ground of convenience of witnesses. The action is one for divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. It was originally commenced by the plaintiff in the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco. Upon the appearance and demand of the defendant the action was transferred for trial to the county of Colusa, the place of the defendant’s residence. Thereafter his answer and cross-complaint were filed, in the former of which the defendant made specific denials of the averments of the plaintiff’s complaint in so far as they referred to his alleged acts of cruelty, while in his cross-complaint the defendant averred numerous acts of cruelty on the plaintiff’s part. To this cross-complaint the plaintiff answered with specific denials. The issues having thus been made up the plain- • tiff made her motion for the transfer of the case to the city and county of San Francisco upon the ground of convenience of witnesses, supporting the same with an affidavit containing the names of twenty-five witnesses residing in San Francisco, with a statement as to the matters in support of the averments of her…