Legal Opinion
Giaimo v. Hastings
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 6, 2005PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for defamation, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Grays, J.), dated July 8, 2004, which denied his motion to transfer venue of the action from Queens County to Franklin County pursuant to CFLR 510 (3).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in *366denying the defendant’s motion to transfer venue to Franklin County on the basis that the convenience of material witnesses and the ends of justice would be promoted (see CPLR 510 [3]). The defendant…
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