Legal Opinion

Harper v. City of New York

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

Decided January 26, 2010PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*940A petition for leave to serve a late notice of claim is addressed to the sound discretion of the court (see Matter of Alexander v Board of Educ. for Vil. of Mamaroneck, 18 AD3d 654 [2005]; Matter of Flores v County of Nassau, 8 AD3d 377 [2004]; Moise v County of Nassau, 234 AD2d 275 [1996]), and requires that the court consider, inter alia, whether the petitioner has demonstrated a reasonable excuse for the delay, whether the municipal entity acquired actual knowledge of the facts constituting the claim within 90 days after the accident or a reasonable time thereafter, and whether the delay…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Williams v. Nassau County Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. Flores v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Santana v. Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Troy v. Town of Hyde ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. National Grange Mutual Insurance v. Town of EastchesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Zaid v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Matter of Rojas v. New York City Health & Hosps. Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. Jackson v. Newburgh Enlarged City School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Peters-Heenpella v. WynnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. Matter of Grande v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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