Court Opinion

ID: 6132596
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-02-04 21:21:18.808056+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:53:47.389209
License: Public Domain

LaNDON, J.:
The summons must state the county in which the plaintiff desires the trial. (Code, § 417.) The complaint must contain the name of the county which the plaintiff designates as the place of trial. (Code, § 481.) Both summons and complaint named Albany county as the place of trial. Neither party resided in that county. Defendant demanded that the place of trial be changed to Kings county. (Sec. 985.) The defendant resided in that county. Plaintiff thereupon amended his complaint by designating Rensselaer county (his residence) as the place of trial. This he could do, of course, in the proper time, but without prejudice to proceedings already had. (Sec. 542.) Defendant brought on his motion to change the place of trial to Kings county. He was defeated because the proper county was designated in the amended' complaint. (Sec. 987.) If that order prevails then the plaintiff’s amendment of the complaint prejudiced proceedings already had by defendant looking to a change of the place of trial.
The order must be reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion granted with ten dollars.
Booses, J., concurred; LearNed, P. J., dissented.
Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and printing disbursements,' and motion granted.