Walker v. Town of Hempstead
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bracken, J. P.
In this case, the plaintiffs argue that a local "notice of defect” law (Local Laws, 1988, No. 90 of Town of Hempstead [hereinafter Town of Hempstead Code §6-2]) is inconsistent with a general law of State-wide applicability (General Municipal Law § 50-e [4]), and that the local law is, therefore, invalid. The defendant Town of Hempstead argues that no such inconsistency exists. We conclude that the terms of the two enactments are indeed inconsistent, but that this circumstance alone does not render the local law invalid. The Town *366of Hempstead may supersede…
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