Reynders v. Paterno

A similar motion was before me in actions between the same parties. That motion was decided in part on the authority of Culver v. Union National Bank (212 App. Div. 766). A careful examination of that case leads me to believe that the precise question raised here was not decided in that case.

*820Plaintiffs reside in New York county. Defendants reside in Bronx county. In 1911 the Code of Civil Procedure was amended by what is now section 117 of the Civil Practice Act. Cross-motions are now commonly instituted for the purpose of retaining the place of trial for convenience of witnesses. As I…