Rockwell v. City of Syracuse

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, typewritten copies only of the alleged claim were served upon the proper officials. Claimant is directed by the statute to serve a claim signed by claimant and verified by oath, as a prerequisite to the right to sue the municipality. The receipt of such a notice obviously requires that it be met with immediate and adequate preparations for defense or perhaps compromise and settlement. All this presumes the good faith and bona fides of the notice, founded as it is upon the solemnity of an oath and the consequences of false swearing. Must…