Dwyer v. Nobody Beats the Wiz, Inc.

Full title: LINDA DWYER, Appellant, v. NOBODY BEATS THE WIZ, INC., et al., Respondents

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Nov 7, 2005

23 A.D.3d 334 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)

2005 N.Y. Slip Op. 8272

805 N.Y.S.2d 87

Opinion

2004-08845.

November 7, 2005.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Harkavy, J.), dated September 8, 2004, which granted the defendants' motion pursuant to CPLR 510 (3) to change the venue of the action from Kings County to Albany County.

Finkelstein Partners, LLP, Newburgh, N.Y. (Terry D. Horner of counsel), for appellant.

Morrison Mahoney, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Anna Aroniadis of counsel), for respondents.

Before: Adams, J.P., Ritter, Goldstein, Skelos and Dillon, JJ., concur.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in granting the defendants' motion to change the venue of this action from Kings County to Albany County for the convenience of material witnesses ( see CPLR 510; Professional Veh. Leasing v. Continuing Dev. Servs., 275 AD2d 313, 314; Chimirri v. Evergreen Am. Corp., 211 AD2d 743, 744; O'Brien v. Vassar Bros. Hosp., 207 AD2d 169, 172-173).