Haney v. State

Upon this application for leave to file a claim to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on April 4, 1946, claimant submits as the reason for his failure to file a claim or notice of intention, that he was ‘1 ignorant of our laws. ’ ’ He states that he had resided all his life in Tennessee, that he came to the State of New York during the month of April, 1945, to take employment at Cohoes, New York, and that since the accident has returned to Tennessee. He further asserts *494that he was not aware that he could make claim for damages against the State of New York until he was recently…