Denecke v. Property Collaterals, Inc.

Plaintiff fell upon a sidewalk and suffered injuries for which she sued. After the case had been opened to the jury, the complaint as against the defendant city of New York was dismissed on the ground that the antecedent notice of claim filed by the plaintiff under chapter 572 of the Laws of 1886 was not a sufficient statement of the “ place at which the injuries were received.” Whether this ruling was correct is the single question presented for decision on this appeal by the plaintiff from an affirmance by the Appellate Division.

The notice filed by the plaintiff charged that the city had…