Usher v. Dean

Kane, J. P.

Appeal (transferred to this court by order of the Appellate Division, Second Department) from an order of the Supreme Court (Jiudice, J.), entered October 6, 1989 in Dutchess County, which, inter alia, granted a motion to change venue of action No. 2 from Bronx County to Dutchess County.

Two lawsuits underlie this appeal, both stemming from an automobile accident occurring in the Town of Pawling, Dutchess County, in June 1987. Evelyn Bland, plaintiff in action No. 2, was a passenger in a vehicle operated by defendant John Dean and owned by defendant Hi-Tech Combustion, Inc. April…