Griffin v. Torres
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff has failed to assert any facts under which the court, pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 50-e of the General Municipal Law, could excuse her failure to serve a notice of claim for the wrongful death of her intestate within the statutory period. (See Mulligan V. City of New York, 273 App. Div. 152, 153.) The proposed cause of action for conscious pain and suffering accrued during the lifetime of the intestate, and as to this claim the court in its discretion may grant leave to serve the notice of claim within a reasonable time after the expiration of the time specified in the *1042statut…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mulligan v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947
3Cited by3 opinions
- Baker v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Lynn v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- Cooperstein v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1958