Seeley v. New York Telephone Co.

Appeals from two orders of the Supreme Court, Essex County, changing the place of trial of an action from Essex County to Warren County. The complaint alleges that plaintiff was injured from a charge of electricity while using the defendant telephone company’s telephone in the individual defendant’s restaurant in Glens Falls. The venue was laid in Essex County where plaintiff lives. Both defendants moved to change the place of trial to Warren County for the convenience of material witnesses. Warren and Essex Counties adjoin; Lake George, the county seat of Warren, is ten miles from Glens…