DeAngelis v. County of Dutchess

In a proceeding pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) for leave to file a late notice of claim, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Benson, J.), entered June 14, 1988, which granted the petition.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

It is apparent that the defendant County of Dutchess acquired actual knowledge of the events relevant to the petitioner’s claim by virtue of the fact that the vehicle which collided with the petitioner’s automobile was a Sheriff’s Department vehicle (see, Whitehead v Centerville Fire Dist., 90 AD2d 655).…