Legal Opinion
M.I. v. Trinity-Pawling School
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 4, 2015No. 2014-05539PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Baisley, Jr., J.), dated May 6, 2014, which denied their motion for a change of venue from Suffolk County to Dutchess County.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Upon a motion by a party, a trial court may transfer venue where “the convenience of material witnesses and the ends of justice will be promoted by the change” (CPLR 510 [3]). Motions to transfer venue under CPLR 510 (3) are addressed to the sound discretion of the court, and absent an…
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