Legal Opinion
Williams v. Nassau County Medical Center
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 4, 2006PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
In General Municipal Law § 50-e, the Legislature enacted a protocol for serving a notice of claim as a condition precedent to a suit against a public corporation. Section 50-e (1) requires that the notice be served within 90 days after the claim arises. The Legislature, however, gave courts discretion to extend the time and devised criteria for determining whether to grant extensions (see Cohen v Pearl Riv. Union Free School Dist., 51 NY2d 256, 265-266 [1980]).
Section 50-e (5), the late-notice statute, directs the court to consider, in particular, whether…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Leader v. Maroney, Ponzini & SpencerNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Cohen v. Pearl River Union Free School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Murray v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Andrew T.B. v. Brewster Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Medley v. CichonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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