Rheinstrom v. Weir
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Samuel J. Weir, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of February, 1896, denying the defendant’s motion to change the place of trial in the above-entitled action from the county of New York to the county of Broome.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to change the place of trial of the action from New York county to Broome county. The change of venue is asked for by the defendant for the convenience of witnesses. The court, at Special Term, denied the motion in view of the fact that the defendant did not produce the affidavit of any of the witnesses whom he alleges will be material and necessary to establish his defense in this action.
It is charged in the complaint that the defendant agreed to execute a bail bond to secure the discharge from prison of one Joseph Rheinstrom, in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McPhail v. RidoutNew York Supreme Court · 1894
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