Collins v. Dart Transit Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Feuerstein, J.), entered September 17, 1998, which granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 503 (a) to transfer venue of the action from Bronx County to Nassau County.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
It is undisputed that none of the parties resided in Bronx County at the time of the commencement of the action. Therefore, the plaintiffs’ choice of venue was improper, and accordingly, they forfeited their right to select the venue of the *369action…
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