Nunez v. Ellenville Community Hospital

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Douglas E. McKeon, J.), entered on or about January 9, 2006, which, in an action for medical malpractice, inter alia, granted defendants’ motions for a change of venue from Bronx County to Ulster County, unanimously reversed, on the facts, without costs, defendants’ motions denied and the action retained in Bronx County.

The court erred in finding that plaintiff was not a resident of Bronx County at the time the action was commenced (CFLR 503 [a]). The evidence established that plaintiff was a Bronx resident for most of her life. At the time of the…