Legal Opinion
Cespedes v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 14, 2003PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Lippmann, J.), entered September 11, 2001, which dismissed plaintiff’s complaint as time-barred for failing to appear at a scheduled hearing pursuant to section 1212 (5) of the Public Authorities Law, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion denied and the complaint reinstated.
Plaintiff served a notice of claim alleging serious personal injuries as a result of a fall on a City bus and defendants then served plaintiff with a notice of hearing pursuant to section 1200 et seq. of the Public Authorities Law. Plaintiff failed to…
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- Watson v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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