Order reversed, with costs, and motion granted.
The only connection this matter has to Kings County, where the action was commenced, is that it is the principal place of business of the corporate defendant. Venue belongs in Suffolk County where the accident occurred and where all of the witnesses, including the plaintiffs and the defendant driver, reside. Under the circumstances, the motion to change venue to Suffolk County should have been granted (see,
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