Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs.
The joinder of the Town of Rochester as a third-party defendant resulted in a conflict between the venue provisions of CPLR 503 (a) and 504 (2). Despite the apparent mandatory tone of CPLR 504 (2) which requires that an action against a town be brought in the county where the town is situated, CPLR 504 does not preclude consideration of the discretionary grounds for the change or retention of venue set forth...
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