Legal Opinion

Sheils v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 20, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the claimants appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Silverman, J.), entered January 22, 1997, which granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the claim on the ground that the notice of intention to file a claim and the claim were insufficient to provide the defendant with notice of the location of the place where the claim arose.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Pursuant to Court of Claims Act § 11 (b), a notice of intention to file a claim and the claim (hereinafter collectively the notices), must set forth,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Schneider v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Smith v. Village of HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sinski v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  2. Hyatt v. State of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  3. Rizzo v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 2003
  4. Wilson v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 2011

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