Nayyar v. Board of Education

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Herbert Shapiro, J.), dated December 19, 1989, which denied claimants’ motion to serve a late notice of claim, unanimously reversed, on the law, the facts and in the exercise of discretion, and the motion is granted, without costs.

Claimant Shanno Nayyar, a schoolteacher, was injured in a classroom when a shelf containing school supplies fell on her head, neck and shoulders. On the day of the accident, claimant filed a "Comprehensive Accident Report” which was received and signed by the school’s principal.

Due to her injuries, claimant was absent from her…