Grother v. Trustees of New York & Brooklyn Bridge
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Trustees of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at. the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 1st day of May, 1897, denying its. motion to amend its answer.
1Opinion of the Court
Bradley, J.:
This action was commenced on July 28,1896, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the next of kin of the plaintiffs intestate by the negligence of the defendant in causing his death.
The complaint contained the allegation: “ Sixth. That more than thirty days before the commencement of this action, and within six *380months after this cause of action accrued, the plaintiff: caused to be served upon the trustees or officers aforesaid á notice of this claim, therein stating the facts as specified herein, and complying in all its parts with the Laws of 1886, chapter 572, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gilchrist v. Gilchrist's ExecutorsNew York Supreme Court · 1873
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