Soreca v. New York City Housing Authority

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lewis R. Friedman, J.), entered July 26, 1990, granting the application of petitioners Vincent and Mary Jo Soreca, pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e, to serve and file a late notice of claim, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

There was no abuse of discretion in granting petitioners’ application. Evaluation of the relevant factors, i.e., whether the public corporation acquired actual knowledge of the essential facts constituting the claim, whether there was a reasonable excuse for the delay and whether the delay substantially prejudiced the public…