Matter of Barra v. County of Tompkins

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Rumsey, J.), entered July 9, 2013 in Tompkins County, which denied petitioner’s application pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) for leave to file a late notice of claim.

Petitioner contends that respondent Tompkins County Budget and Finance Department improperly determined that he could not participate in a June 2012 public tax auction because he had issued a bad check at a prior auction. In October 2012, petitioner sought leave to file a late notice of claim. By his notice of claim, petitioner alleged that he suffered damages because he had…