Legal Opinion
Gennaro v. Grossfeld
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 19, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hurowitz, J.), entered October 10, 1990, which granted the motion of the third-party defendant Geneva General Hospital to change venue from Kings County to Ontario County.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
While CPLR 511 (a) requires that a motion to change venue based on the convenience of the material witnesses be made within "a reasonable time”, it is well settled that it may be made any time before the trial and is addressed to the sound discretion…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Toro v. GracinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Korman v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Creed v. United HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Morale v. La Grange Inn, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Wendal v. Memorial HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by5 opinions
- Roberto v. M.C. & E.D. Beck, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Bonilla v. Tishman Interiors Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Gangi v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Rizzuto v. Aurelia Osborne Fox Memorial Hospital SocietyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Bonilla v. Tishman Interiors Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012