Legal Opinion

Collins v. City of New York

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 19, 1981PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the case remitted to that court for a determination whether to allow plaintiff to file a corrected notice of claim pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 50-e of the General Municipal Law. (See Winbush v City of Mount Vernon, 306 NY 327.)

Plaintiff’s action for the wrongful death of her husband allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant City of New York is not subject to the one-year and 90-day limitations period set forth in former subdivision 1 of section 50-i of the General…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Winbush v. City of Mount VernonNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  2. Hawkins v. County of OneidaNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
  3. Priebe v. City of CanandaiguaNew York Supreme Court · 1977

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. StreidelCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  2. Mingone v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. Brennan v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. Alessi v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. Annunziato v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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