Legal Opinion
Cockburn v. Town of Mina
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 19, 2016Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Frank A. Sedita, III, J.
The principal question for the court is whether claimant will be permitted to file an exceptionally late notice of claim.
On May 25, 2015, claimant was a passenger on a three-wheeled motorcycle, commonly referred to as a “trike,” operated by her late husband, Russell Cockburn. While in the vicinity of Route 426 and State Line Road — which straddles the border between Mina, New York and Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania — Russell Cockburn lost control of the trike, went off the road and crashed into the side of a barn. His injuries were fatal. His…
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