Legal Opinion
Guifre v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided May 4, 1948No. Motion No. 1379PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtByan, J.
Claimant made application for permission to file a claim pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 10 of the Court of Claims Act (L. 1939, eh. 860) but defaulted in appearance on the return day of the motion at Utica and the application was denied. Claimant’s attorney then moved to open the default showing that he had written a letter to the clerk of the court asking for an adjournment. The letter was mailed on a Saturday and reached the clerk’s office in Albany on the following Monday which was the return day of the motion. Neither the court nor the clerk were informed of the letter at the time…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Edlux Construction Corp. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- Edlux Construction Corporation v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Dufel v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- Williams v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1941
- Kahn v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1942
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Havill v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Atterbury v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1961
- Blatt v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Claims · 1959
- Ernst v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1958
- Flynn v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1966
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