Battleman v. Estate of Hoffman

Order denying the motion of the appellant to change the place of trial of the action from the county of Kings to the county of New York reversed on the law and the facts, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion granted, without costs. Section 262 of the old Greater New York Charter provides that the Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all actions wherein the City of New York is made a party defendant, and that all such actions shall be tried in the county within the city of New York in which the cause of action arose, or in the county of New York, subject to the…