Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Town of Putnam Valley Police Department
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 1, 1990PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Casey, J. P.
Appeal (transferred to this court by order of the Appellate Division, Second Department) from an order of the Supreme Court (Dickinson, J.), entered September 5, 1989 in Putnam County, which denied petitioner’s application pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) for leave to serve a late notice of claim.
Petitioner seeks to recover damages for the wrongful death of her son due to injuries sustained when his motorcycle struck a chain which was stretched across a private roadway in the Town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County. The municipality’s liability is based upon allegations…
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