Harrison v. Holahan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal bytlie defendant, Thomas Holahan, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Hew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 30th day of August, 1907, denying the defendant’s motion to change the place of trial from the county of Hew York to. the county of Monroe. ' ; ■
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
Plaintiff is a practicing lawyer in the city of Hew York. The action is to recover the value of professional services'and the venue is laid .in the county of Hew York. The defendant is a resident of the county-of Monroe and he moved to change -the place of trial to that county on the ground of convenience of witnesses.
*741The alleged retaining of plaintiff to perform the services sued for occurred in the county of Monroe, and all the services rendered by plaintiff were performed in that county, with the exception of writing a letter or two and having an interview with the president…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Roberts v. LansingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
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