Flynn v. Town of Oyster Bay
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding for leave to serve a late notice of claim pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5), the Town of Oyster Bay appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Schmidt, J.), dated September 10, 1997, which granted the application.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
“Error concerning the identity of the governmental entity to be served can be excused provided that a prompt application for relief is made after discovery of the error (see, Matter of Morris v County of Suffolk, 58 NY2d 767; Matter of Harris v Dormitory Auth., 168 AD2d 560)” (Matter of Farrell…
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