Worrell v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Felice K. Shea, J.

Defendants move for an order pursuant to CPLR 3212 granting partial summary judgment and dismissing plaintiff’s third cause of action on the ground that plaintiff has failed to comply with section 50-e of the General Municipal Law. The issue presented is whether the requirement in subdivision 2 of section 50-e of the General Municipal Law that "The notice * * * shall set forth * * * the nature of the claim” means that plaintiff must specify the legal theory upon which he relies, or whether, if the nature of plaintiff’s claim is otherwise made clear, the…