Jane Doe v. Hicksville Union Free School District

In a proceeding pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e for leave to serve a late notice of claim, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Woodard, J.), dated January 26, 2005, which granted the petitioner’s application.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The key factors to be considered in determining whether to grant an application to serve a late notice of claim are whether the school district acquired actual knowledge of the essential facts of the claim within the statutory 90-day period, whether the petitioners had a reasonable excuse for the delay,…