Buduson v. Curtis

I am unable to agree with the construction placed upon section 50-e of the General Municipal Law as expressed in the majority opinion. The purpose of the statute was to effect uniformity as to the period within which a notice of claim in a tort action against a public corporation should be given. The section is general in character. It applies to all tort cases without the mention of any particular action and without the exception of any. On its face, the apparent intention was that the limitation period for giving notice of claim was to be uniform whether the action was in negligence or for…