Lodati v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) for leave to serve a late notice of claim, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (LaTorella, J.), dated December 14, 2001, which denied the petition.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
It is well settled that the determination as to whether to *407grant leave to serve a late notice of claim lies within the sound discretion of the Supreme Court (see General Municipal Law § 50-e [5]). The key factors which the court must consider are whether the movant demonstrated a reasonable excuse for the…
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