Blank v. City of New York

On December 2, 1946, respondent was injured when a bus owned and operated by appellant, in which he was a passenger, collided with an automobile. Respondent did not serve a notice of claim within the time required by section 50-e of the General Municipal Law, which time expired January 31, 1947. On April 15, 1947, respondent moved at Special Term for an order granting leave to serve a proposed notice of claim within a reasonable time, alleging that he had been unable by reason of physical incapacity to serve the notice in time. The appeal is from an order granting the application. Order…