Morrison v. New York City Health
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 Samuel Morrison appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Price, J.), dated September 18, 1996, which denied the application.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
“ ‘The key factors in determining whether leave to [serve] a late notice of claim should be granted are whether the [petitioner] has demonstrated a reasonable excuse for failing to serve a timely notice of claim, whether the municipality acquired actual knowledge of the essential facts…
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