Bovich v. East Meadow Public Library
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
S. Miller, J.
This appeal presents the opportunity to resolve an issue of municipal law that has not heretofore been explicitly addressed by any court of this state. Before suing a public library in tort for damages for personal injury, must the plaintiff comply with the notice of claim requirements of General Municipal Law § 50-e ? We answer this question, as did the Supreme Court, in the affirmative. Having done so, however, we reverse the order dismissing the complaint insofar as appealed from, because we hold, contrary to the Supreme Court, that under the circumstances…
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