Legal Opinion

Hartigan v. Kurian

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 15, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Bertram Katz, J.), entered on or about June 27, 1995, which, inter alia, denied defendants Kurian and Palmer’s motion for a change of venue to Westchester County pursuant to CPLR 510 (3), unanimously affirmed, with costs.

A motion to change venue on the ground of the convenience of witnesses is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court (see, Pittman v Maher, 202 AD2d 172, 176). The general statements of several nonparty post-operative treating physicians that it would be more convenient for them to testify in Westchester County, rather than Bronx…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pittman v. MaherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  2. Clark v. New Rochelle Hospital Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Timan v. SayeghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. Ramos v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. Connor v. Rami I, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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