D'Andrea v. Long Island Rail Road
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bracken, J.
On this appeal, we again venture into the morass which is comprised of the several statutory provisions limiting the time in which a wrongful death action may be commenced. Specifically, we must determine whether an action against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (hereinafter MTA), a public authority, and its subsidiary corporation, the Long Island Rail Road (hereinafter LIRR), was timely commenced within one year after the cause of action "accrued” pursuant to Public Authorities Law § 1276 (2). We hold that it was not, and, therefore, reverse the order…
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