Case Name: Adolph Shapiro and Harold M. Schwartz, Respondents, v. Samuel Klar and Barnet Klar, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1909-12-30
Citations: 136 A.D. 91
Docket Number: 
Parties: Adolph Shapiro and Harold M. Schwartz, Respondents, v. Samuel Klar and Barnet Klar, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 136
Pages: 91–92

Head Matter:
Adolph Shapiro and Harold M. Schwartz, Respondents, v. Samuel Klar and Barnet Klar, Appellants.
Third Department,
December 30, 1909.
Practice — change of venue.
Where a cause of action on contract arose wholly in the county of New York and all the witnesses reside in that county or in Kings, with the exception of the plaintiff who laid the venue in Schenectady county, the place of trial should be changed to one of the other counties.
Appeal by the defendants, Samuel Klar and another, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Saratoga Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Schenectady on the 13th day of September, 1909, denying the defendants’ motion to change the place of trial.
Morrison & Sehiff [Jacob R. Schiff of counsel], for the appellants.
Benjamin Terk, for the respondents.

Opinion:
Smith, P. J.:
- At the time this cause of action arose the plaintiffs were residents ' of Hew York county; the defendants of Kings county. The cause of action is for goods sold in Hew York county to one Tobias Schwartz, who as contractor was repairing premises belonging to the defendants in Hew York county. It is alleged that by reason of differences between the plaintiffs and said Schwartz the plaintiffs refused to deliver the goods necessary to complete, the said repairs until the defendants promised and agreed to pay for such material. Upon this promise the action is based. The answer of the defendants contains a general denial, a plea of payment and the plea of the Statute of Frauds. At the Special Term the motion was determined upon the defendants' affidavits only. From those it appears not only that the cause of action arose wholly in Hew York county, but that all the witnesses reside either in Hew York county or Kings,- except possibly one of the plaintiffs, who now resides and has resided for a short time in Schenectady county. ' Under these circumstances we tí link the place of trial should have been changed either to New York or Kings county-.
This order was made upon an order to show cause served upon the plaintiffs upon the 8th day of September,-'.and returnable at a "Special. Term upon the 11th'day of September, 1909. The plaintiffs asked further time to enable them to present affidavits, but the motion. Was decided in their favor without their affidavits-.. This order should be reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and the motion remitted to Special Term, where the plaim tiffs can have opportunity'to present counter-affidavits if they should be so advised.
All concurred.-
Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion remitted to Special Term as per opinion.