Legal Opinion
Walston v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 15, 1996PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries the defendant appeals from an order of the *486Supreme Court, Kings County (Bernstein, J.), dated March 3, 1995, which denied its motion to dismiss the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
"The purpose of the notice of claim requirement [General Municipal Law § 50-e] is to afford the municipal corporation adequate opportunity to investigate the circumstance surrounding the accident and explore the merits of the claim while the information is likely to be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Caselli v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Adkins v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Altmayer v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Martire v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Whitfield v. Town of Oyster BayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
3Cited by10 opinions
- Yankana v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Richard v. Town of Oyster BayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Earle v. Town of Oyster BayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Wai Man Hui v. Town of Oyster BayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Patellaro v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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