Heron v. Strader

I respectfully dissent. The notice requirements of the Local Government Tort Claims Act (LGTCA), and the notice requirements of the applicable predecessor acts, have always been considered by this Court to constitute a condition precedent to the subsequent filing of a cause of action against an applicable local government entity. It is not merely a waiver of immunity or a statute of limitations that is based upon the accrual of an action. We have always held that its purpose was (is) to afford to local government an opportunity to promptly investigate claims while the incidents, details and…