King v. Burr
This text of 20 Johns. 274 (King v. Burr) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New York Supreme Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
We do not recognise any such privilege of attorneys or counsellors of this Court; but shall direct the venue to be changed or not, as it may be most convenient to the parties. The defendant, in this case, swears, that [275]*275he has material witnesses residing in the city oí New-York ‘ and the plaintiff’s attorney swears, also, to witnesses on his part; but the plaintiff himself has made no affidavit. We grant the motion, on the ground of the defendant’s affidavit, as to material witnesses for him in JYew-York.
Motion granted.
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