Mounsey v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*999Under the circumstances of this case, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in granting that branch of the petition which was for leave to serve a late notice of claim upon the appellant, New York City Housing Authority.
General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) requires the court to consider certain factors in determining whether to grant leave to serve a late notice of claim, including whether (1) the petitioner demonstrated a reasonable excuse for failing to serve a timely notice of claim, (2) the public corporation acquired actual knowledge of the facts constituting the claim…
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