Legal Opinion
Cruickshank v. Dukes
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 5, 1996Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David Goldstein, J.
The issue is whether, following the transfer of an action for a joint trial with an action or actions pending in another county, upon disposition or settlement of the other action(s), should the venue be changed to return the action to its original situs, or should it remain for trial in the transferee court?
*379As far as appears, the issue is one of first impression. No decision on point has been cited by either side, nor have any been found. In my view, assuming that venue of the action was proper in the first instance and, assuming further that no…
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