The determination of whether a county represents the proper place for trial presents a question of law that involves the application of the venue statutes to pleaded facts. The Supreme Court's review of a district court's grant or denial of a motion to change venue is plenary, and the Supreme Court determines whether the district court's ruling was legally correct. Deichl v. Savage, 2009 MT 293, ΒΆ 6, 352 Mont. 282, 216 P.3d 749 (citations omitted).
A district court exercises its discretion when transferring venue from one proper county to another proper county for the convenience of witnesses and the ends of justice, and we will not disturb such a decision absent an abuse of discretion. Wagman v. Motl, 2015 MT 168, P6, 379 Mont. 439, 352 P.3d 609 (citing In re Marriage of Lockman, 266 Mont. 194, 201, 879 P.2d 710, 715 (1994)).