Simms v. City of New York

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hutcherson, J.), dated March 25, 1992, which denied their motion to amend their notice of claim pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (6).

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (6), the court, in its discretion, may permit a party to amend its notice of claim to correct a mistake, provided that the other party is not prejudiced thereby. In the case at bar, the plaintiffs’ original notice of claim, served in…