Legal Opinion
Pollicino v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 25, 1996PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*751The purpose of the statutory notice-of-claim requirement of General Municipal Law § 50-e is to provide a public corporation with an adequate opportunity to investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident and to explore the merits of the claim while information is still readily available (see, Barno v New York City Hous. Auth., 185 AD2d 292; Mazza v City of New York, 112 AD2d 921). Prompt and accurate information is especially important in cases involving a defective condition which is transitory in nature, as was alleged in this case (see, Barno v New York City Hous. Auth., supra;…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mazza v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Fendig v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Barno v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Mercado v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Toro v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by17 opinions
- Pollicino v. Roemer & Featherstonhaugh, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Bazile v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- Valestil v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Edgehill v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- James v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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