Rockwell v. City of Syracuse

The court granted a nonsuit as to the defendant the city of Syracuse, upon the ground, among others, that the notice of claim served upon the city officials was not verified. A notice of plaintiff’s claim was prepared and verified. Copies thereof were served upon the proper officials of the city within the time prescribed therefor. Such copies so served were typewritten. The name of the plaintiff appears at the end of the affidavit of verification in typewritten form, as does also the name of the commissioner of deeds who took the oath of claimant.

The Second Class Cities Law (§ 244) provides…