Legal Opinion
Buono v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 13, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e for leave to serve a late notice of claim, the petitioners appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Spodek, J.), dated August 28, 1986, which denied their application.
Ordered that the order is reversed, as a matter of discretion, without costs or disbursements, and the application is granted.
On April 12, 1985, the petitioner Eugene Buono, who was then a New York City police officer, was bitten by a police horse which he was attempting to restrain. By order to show cause dated June 12, 1986, the petitioners sought leave…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cicio v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Somma v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Lucas v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Rodriguez v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- De Modna v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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