Legal Opinion
Burstein v. Greene
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 27, 1978PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a libel action, defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered July 13, 1977, which denied their motion to transfer the action from Nassau County to New York County. Order reversed, without costs or disbursements, and motion granted to the extent that the action is transferred from Nassau County to Kings County. In view of the fact that plaintiff is the spouse of a resident Supreme Court Justice of Nassau County, we believe that the protection of the court’s reputation from the slightest suspicion as to the fairness of the trial requires a change of venue of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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