Matarrese v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Balletta, J.
Although the determination of whether to grant an application for leave to serve a late notice of claim is generally left to the sound discretion of the trial court (see, Matter of Kyser v New York City Hous. Auth., 178 AD2d 601; Matter of Gruber v City of New York, 156 AD2d 450), we find that under the circumstances of this case, the trial court improvidently exercised its discretion in granting the petitioner’s application. The petitioner offered no explanation for his eight-year delay in making the application, and there were no other factors present which…
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