O'Shea v. State

In a proceeding pursuant to Court of Claims Act § 10 (6) for leave to serve a late notice of claim, the State of New York appeals from an order of the Court of Claims (Marin, J.), dated October 19, 1999, which granted the application.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Court of Claims providently exercised its discretion in granting the claimants leave to serve a late notice of claim (see, Court of Claims Act § 10 [6]; Matter of Beckford v State of New York, 264 AD2d 841; Ledet v State of New York, 207 AD2d 965). Contrary to the appellant’s contention, the Court of Claims did…