March v. Town of Wappinger
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding for leave to serve a late notice of claim pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5), the petitioners appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), dated June 30, 2005, which denied the petition.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and as an exercise of discretion, with costs, the petition is granted, and the proposed notice of claim is deemed served.
*999The three key factors to be considered in evaluating an application for leave to serve a late notice of claim are “(1) whether the movant has a reasonable excuse for the failure to serve a…
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