Legal Opinion
Magee v. Hutcher
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 20, 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal (transferred to this court by order of the Appellate Division, Second Department) from that part of an order of the Supreme Court (Dickinson, J.), entered May 29, 1990 in Putnam County, which granted plaintiffs’ motion for a change of venue.
Although defendants do not oppose consolidation of this matter, they do contend that because they commenced their action first in New York County, Supreme Court erred in fixing the place of trial in Putnam County where the second action was commenced. However, while it is generally true that, in the absence of special circumstances, venue of a…
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