Legal Opinion
Cannistra v. Town of Putnam Valley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 24, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Supreme Court weighed and considered all the relevant facts and circumstances in determining whether to grant or deny leave to serve a late notice of claim. Its decision is well within the parameters of the discretion reserved to it by General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) and, accordingly, will not be disturbed.
The record shows that the infant petitioner was severely injured when a car in which he was a passenger collided with a truck parked partially on the shoulder and partially on the traffic lane of Peekskill Hollow Road, a county road. The situs of the accident is within the boundaries…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Morris v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Morris v. County of SuffolkNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Edwards v. Town of DelawareAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Beatty v. County of SaratogaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Monge v. City of New York Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
3Cited by6 opinions
- Rosenblatt v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Cannistra v. GibbonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- In re CaliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Reed v. City of LackawannaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Rotoli v. Town of GainesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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