Plaintiff, a resident of Suffolk County, allegedly fell on the premises of the Sunrise Mall in Nassau County. It is undisputed that New York County, the venue chosen by plaintiff was proper based on the residences of several of the defendants. Sunrise Mall moved to change venue to Nassau County pursuant to CPLR 510 (3), while conceding that there were no independent eyewitnesses whose convenience would be furthered by a change of venue.
It was urged by defendant that all things being equal, the transitory action should be tried in the county where the cause of action arose. This court has held, however, that in the cases establishing the above principle concerning transitory actions, "the confluence of factors in each instance, favored trial in the place where the cause of action arose" (Wecht v Glen Distribs. Co., 112 A.D.2d 891, 894).
A motion to change venue on the ground of the convenience of witnesses must list the names and addresses of all material witnesses expected to be called, and the essence of their expected testimony (Weiss v Saks Fifth Ave., 157 A.D.2d 475; Coles v LaGuardia Med. Group, 161 A.D.2d 166). Because the moving defendant made no such showing, the motion for change of venue should have been denied.
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Carro, Kupferman, Ross and Rubin, JJ.