Pagan v. State

This is a motion for an order permitting the late filing of a claim, pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 10 of the Court of Claims Act.

On December 25, 1959, an accident occurred on Route 9-W, Ha ver straw, New York, in which claimant’s intestate was killed. On July 6,1960, claimant was granted limited letters of administration by order of the Surrogate of the County of New York.

At the time of his being retained, the former attorney for the administrator was informed that decedent had been a passenger in an automobile which struck a concrete blockhouse on Route 9-W. He states that he was…