Corey v. County of Rensselaer

— Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Pitt, J.), entered September 3, 1981 in Rensselaer County, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff’s action was time barred. On March 16,1979, plaintiff was involved in a collision with a vehicle owned by defendant Rensselaer County Department of Social Services and driven by its employee, defendant David La Vallee. Plaintiff did not retain counsel until April 30, 1980, and on May 15, 1980, moved for permission to *1105serve a late notice of claim. Leave was granted in a decison dated July 15,…