Friedman v. Strand

This suit was instituted in 1952 in the Supreme Court, Bronx, for $3,000 for personal injuries and property damages allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendants. The plaintiff, claiming that he sees no reason to add to or suffer the calendar delays or the higher costs involved in litigation in the Supreme Court, now seeks to transfer his case to the Municipal Court, Bronx, where a trial might be had more quickly and less expensively.

This motion thus appears innocent and welcome enough, but unfortunately it has run afoul of the defendants’ valid objections.

The initial commencement of…