Legal Opinion

Fredrickson v. New York City Housing Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 4, 2011PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Although petitioner failed to submit medical evidence to support her contention of physical incapacitation, the lack of a reasonable excuse for failing to serve a timely notice of claim is not determinative (see Matter of Ansong v City of New York, 308 AD2d 333, 334 [2003]). Petitioner averred that she reported the essential facts of her accident to respondent’s management office within three days of her trip and fall. Accordingly, the court had a basis for finding that respondent acquired actual knowledge of the essential facts constituting the claim within the statutorily prescribed time…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ansong v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. Laguna v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. McLeod v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Matter of Richardson v. New York City Hous. Auth.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  3. Matter of Corwin v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. Pendley v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. Matter of Corwin v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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