Legal Opinion

Lawton v. . Farrell

New York Court of Appeals

Decided October 23, 1917PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered May 8, 1917, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a change of venue in an action for false imprisonment. The plaintiff was a resident of Schoharie county, and the defendant was a detective, connected with the department of public safety of the city of Troy and resided in the county of Rensselaer.

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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered May 8, 1917, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a change of venue in an action for false imprisonment. The plaintiff was a resident of Schoharie county, and the defendant was a detective, connected with the department of public safety of the city of Troy and resided in the county of Rensselaer. The complaint alleged that on the 8th day of July, 1914, a warrant was issued by the police magistrate of the city of Troy for the arrest of the…

1Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs, and question certified answered in the negative; no opinion.

Concur: Hiscock, Ch.. J., Chase, Collin, Hogan, Cardozo, McLaughlin and Crane, JJ.

2Cited by1 opinion

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