Berger v. State University of New York at Stony Brook

This motion seeks an order to permit the late filing of a claim pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 10 of the Court of Claims Act.

The facts underlying this claim are succinctly stated in the proposed claim attached to the moving papers. On October 21, 1976 claimant was injured in a fall on steps that adjoined the Stage 12 Dormitory at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The fall and resulting injuries are allegedly "due to the negligence of the State University of New York at Stony Brook in maintaining said steps.” (Proposed Claim, p 2.)

Shortly after being retained, counsel for…