Smith v. Otselic Valley Central School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCarpinello, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Dowd, J.), entered December 5, 2001 in Chenango County, which denied petitioner’s application pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) for leave to file a late notice of claim.
On July 13, 2000, petitioner, a roofer working on an elementary school asbestos removal project, severely injured his right hand when he attempted to fix the guard on a roofing saw while the saw was still engaged. Nearly 13 months after the accident, petitioner, claiming that the saw was unsafe and defective, sought to file a late notice of claim against respondent…
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