Legal Opinion

William J. Thomann, Inc. v. Auburn Enlarged City School District

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 4, 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment and dismissal of the complaint.

Plaintiff failed to file the notice of claim required by Education Law § 3813 within three months of the time that the project was substantially complete (see, Castagna & Son v Board of Educ., 151 AD2d 392, 393; Public Improvements v Board of Educ., 81 AD2d 537, affd 56 NY2d 850). A question of fact exists, however, whether defendant is estopped from asserting the defense of failure to file the notice of claim (see, Welsh v Gindele &…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Public Improvements, Inc. v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Arnell Construction Corp. v. Village of North TarrytownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. Public Improvements, Inc. v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  4. Arnell Construction Corp. v. Village of North TarrytownNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Castagna & Son, Inc. v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Henry Boeckmann, Jr. & Associates, Inc. v. Board of Education, Hempstead Union Free School District No. 1Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  2. Smith v. SagistanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. Spoleta Construction and Development Corp. v. Board of Education of the Byron-Bergen Central School DistricAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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