Legal Opinion

Thornhill v. New York City Housing Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 29, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alan Saks, J.), entered July 14, 1995, which granted petitioner’s application for leave *318to serve a late notice of claim, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiffs notice of claim, correctly naming the New York City Housing Authority as defendant, was misdelivered to the Corporation Counsel. Given the short period of delay, approximately two months, and the lack of prejudice to defendant, the court properly granted the application (see, Goodall v City of New York, 179 AD2d 481). Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Ross, Nardelli and Mazzarelli, JJ.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Goodall v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Barnes v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  2. Ahferom v. Dormitory AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Bennett v. MeleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Sykes v. Buffalo Municipal Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000