Bell 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 City of New York appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ash, J.), dated August 12, 2011, which granted the petition.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the facts and in the exercise of discretion, with costs, and the petition is denied.
The Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in granting the petition for leave to serve a late notice of claim. The petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the failure to serve a timely notice of claim…
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