New York Supreme Court, 1841

Hull v. Hull

Hull v. Hull
New York Supreme Court · Decided October 15, 1841 · Bronson
1 Hill & Den. 671

Counsel

M. T. Reynolds, for the defendant,, D. Burwell, for the plaintiff,

Hull v. Hull

Opinion of the Court

By the Court, Bronson, J.

On a question of venue, we look to the county in which the witnesses reside, rather than the distance they will have to travel; and if under any circumstances the distance should be allowed to control, the difference in the amount of travel in this case is too “inconsiderable to affect the question. As a general rule, the convenience of witnesses will be best consulted by having the trial in the county where they reside. ' That course will be less likely to disturb their social and business relations, than calling them into a foreign county.

Motion granted.

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