Legal Opinion
Wolf v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 31, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Court of Claims, after weighing the criteria delineated in Court of Claims Act § 10 (6), granted the claimant permis*693sion to file a late notice of claim. Contrary to the State’s contentions, we find that the court did not improvidently exercise its discretion by the ruling. The record amply supports the conclusion that the claimant sustained severe and extensive injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident, which necessitated prolonged hospitalization and a period of convalescence thereafter. The claimant, therefore, presented a reasonable excuse for the delay in filing the notice of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gerzel v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Ziecker v. Town of Orchard ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Claim of Ziecker v. Town of Orchard ParkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Savelli v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Flynn v. City of Long BeachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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3Cited by5 opinions
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