Legal Opinion
Purcell v. WTRY Broadcasting Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 4, 1964PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
William R. Brennan, Jr., J.
The defendants move to change venue from Nassau County to Eensselaer County upon the grounds that none of the parties are residents of Nassau County within the meaning of the venue sections; and also for convenience of witnesses. The motion is granted on the first ground.
The plaintiff is a resident of Nassau County, but she sues as the assignee of a corporation whose principal office is in New York County which is where any action maintained by it would *173have had to be commenced (CPLR 503, subds. [a], [c]). The plaintiff, as assignee, could properly have laid venue…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dairymen's League Co-Operative Ass'n v. BrundoNew York Supreme Court · 1927
- Goldfeder v. GreenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- Sanders v. PrescottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- Joyce v. Daniels & Kennedy, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1943
3Cited by2 opinions
- Beardsley v. Wyoming County Community HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Maxon Pontiac, Inc. v. WeisbergerNew York Supreme Court · 1971