De Grasse Paper Co. v. Northern New York Coal Co.
New York Supreme Court
Motion for change of venue. The plaintiff in the above-entitled action asks for an order changing the place of trial to some county in the fifth judicial district other than Jefferson county, on the ground that there is reason to believe that an impartial trial cannot be had in that county, and that the ends of justice will be promoted by the change.
1Opinion of the CourtBoss, J.
This motion is applicable to two cases
growing out of the same transaction; one (the above) in which the venue was originally laid in St. Lawrence county; the second, which was brought by the above-named defendant against the plaintiff, in which the venue was laid in Jefferson county. The venue in the first action was changed by stipulation to Jefferson county, and the two actions were tried together in Jefferson county. A verdict was rendered for the defendant for approximately $25,000. An appeal was taken to the Appellate Division, and the judgment entered upon the verdict of the jury was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Barnes v. RooseveltAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
3Cited by1 opinion
- De Grasse Paper Co. v. Northern New York Coal Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921