Thompson v. State

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant State of New York appeals from an order of the Court of Claims (Blinder, J.), dated March 26, 1986, which granted that branch of the claimant’s motion which was for leave to file a late notice of claim against it with respect to her first cause of action to recover damages based on negligent supervision.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Where, as here, the delay in filing the notice of claim was not substantial, the Court of Claims cannot be said to have abused its discretion by granting the application to file…