Cohen v. Pearl River Union Free School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
The question for determination on appeal is whether under subdivision 5 of section 50-e of the General Municipal Law, as amended effective September 1, 1976, the period of one year and 90 days within which a court of competent jurisdiction may extend the time for a notice of claim to be served upon a public corporation, may be tolled by infancy under CPLR 208.
FACTS
The infant claimant, David Cohen, was born on April 10, 1960. On September 30, 1975, while participating in a soccer game between the school he was attending, Tappan Zee High School,1 and the Pearl…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Murphy v. . Village of Fort EdwardNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Martin v. School Board of Union Free District No. 28New York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Russo v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Cameron Estates, Inc. v. DeeringNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
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- Cohen v. Pearl River Union Free School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Ziecker v. Town of Orchard ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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- Smith v. Grumman-Olsen Corp.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1995
- Snyder v. Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1980
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