Legal Opinion
Creed v. United Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 26, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*655It is well settled that, all other things being equal, a transitory action should be tried in the county in which the claim arose, absent cogent reasons warranting trial elsewhere (see, Jansen v Bernhang, 149 AD2d 468; Wolff v Friedman, 148 AD2d 448; McDonald v Southhampton Hosp., 133 AD2d 814; Thomas v Small, 121 AD2d 622). While the papers submitted by the defendants in support of the requested change of venue do not establish the existence of a preponderance of nonparty witnesses in Westchester County, they do demonstrate that the cause of action arose there, that the majority of parties…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Jansen v. BernhangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Thomas v. SmallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- McAdoo v. LevinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Alexandre v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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3Cited by5 opinions
- O'Brien v. Vassar Bros. HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Gennaro v. GrossfeldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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- McCall v. BermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Wendal v. Memorial HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992