Providence Washington Insurance v. Squier Corp.

Defendants, all residents of Erie County, move, pursuant to CPLB 510 (subd. 1) and 511, for a change of venue on the ground that none of the parties was a resident of New York County at the time this action was commenced. A timely demand for a change was heretofore served by them, pursuant to CPLB 511 (subd. [a]).

Where, as here, plaintiff is a foreign corporation, authorized to transact business in the State and the cause asserted is transitory in nature, the proper venue based upon plaintiff’s place of business, pursuant to statute (CPLB 503, subd. [e]; Business Corporation Law, § 102,…