Gaffney v. Town of Hempstead
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) for leave to serve a late notice of claim, the appeal is from an or*722der of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Collins, J.), dated March 30, 1995, which granted the application.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the application is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed.
It is well settled that, when determining an application for leave to serve a late notice of claim, the court must consider all relevant factors, including whether the petitioner has demonstrated a reasonable excuse for the failure to serve a…
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