Castlegrande v. Mahopac Central School District

In a proceeding pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e for leave to serve a late notice of claim, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (Hickman, J.), dated August 6, 2001, which granted the application.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion, with costs, the application is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed.

In determining whether to grant leave to serve a late notice of claim, the court must consider (1) whether the petitioner demonstrated a reasonable excuse for the failure to serve a *605timely notice of claim, (2) whether…