King v. Power Authority

Appeal from so much of an order of the Court of Claims, entered January 18, 1977, as denied the State’s motion to dismiss the claim for failure to serve the Power Authority of the State of New York.* The sole question presented is whether the Court of Claims acquired jurisdiction in an action against the Power Authority of the State of New York (PASNY) when claimants commenced the action by service of the claim upon the office of the Attorney-General and by filing a copy of the claim with the clerk of the court. This court in Cantor v State of New York (43 AD2d 872) found that the Court of…