Legal Opinion
Coplon v. Town of Eastchester
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 22, 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On January 14, 2009, the decedent allegedly was injured when she slipped and fell on ice that was formed from water running out of a drain pipe onto a parking lot owned by the respondent, Town of Eastchester. About three months after the appointment of the estate’s representatives, the petitioners sought leave to serve a late notice of claim on behalf of the decedent.
General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) requires the court to consider certain factors in determining whether to grant leave to serve a late notice of claim, including whether (1) the petitioner demonstrated a reasonable excuse for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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