Nims v. Merritt

The sole ground of the motion to change the place of trial from the county of Jefferson to the county of St. Lawrence is that the former county is not the proper county, as the action is to collect upwards of $17,000 by force of a mechanic’s lien upon the property of Merritt & Tappan at Hannawa Falls on the Raquette river in the county of St. Lawrence, and, therefore, it is claimed that this is an action affecting real property which must be tried in the county where the property is situate, under section 982 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

This claim would be undoubtedly correct were the…