Legal Opinion

McCulloch v. Town of Milan Town Board

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

Decided February 14, 2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Supreme Court properly granted those branches of the defendants’ motion which were to dismiss the complaint for *735failure to serve a timely notice of claim as required by Town Law § 65 (3) and as time-barred. Pursuant to Town Law § 65 (3), no action shall be maintained against a town “ ‘upon or arising out of a contract entered into by the town unless ... a written verified claim shall have been filed with the town clerk within six months after the cause of action shall have accrued’ ” (McCulloch v Town of Milan, 74 AD3d 1034, 1035 [2010], quoting Town Law § 65 [3]). “The filing of a notice…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McCulloch v. Town of MilanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. ADC Contracting & Construction, Inc. v. Town of SouthamptonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Schirmer v. Town of HarrisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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