Legal Opinion
Seabrook v. Good Samaritan Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 16, 1977PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered on January 17, 1977 denying defendants-appellants’ motion for change of venue to Suffolk County, unanimously reversed, on the law and in the exercise of discretion, and motion granted, without costs and without disbursements. This medical malpractice action arose in Suffolk County, in which county plaintiffs reside, as does a vast preponderance of the nonparty witnesses. "The general rule is that a transitory action, such as this, other things being equal, should be tried in the county in which the cause of action arose.” (Slavin v Whispell, 5…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Slavin v. WhispellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958
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3Cited by18 opinions
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