Jones-Ledbetter v. Biltmore Auto Sales, Inc

In Jones-Ledbetter v. Biltmore Auto Sales, Inc. (229 AD2d 518, 519, 645 N.Y.S.2d 542 [2d Dept 1996]), the plaintiff filed an action basing venue on her "residence" in Bronx County, a mere three months after moving to Bronx County from Westchester County. However, one week after the plaintiff moved to the Bronx, she registered her car in Westchester County, and "in her affidavit, the plaintiff acknowledged that she and her family were now residing in Putnam County" (id. at 519). After examining plaintiff's affidavit, the Second Department determined that "the move was not made with 'the bona fide intent to retain the place [in Bronx County] as a residence for some length of time and with some degree of permanency'" (id.)