Camarella v. East Irondequoit Central School Board

The 11-year-old plaintiff was injured on the defendant’s school grounds on October 22, 1968. Her father consulted and retained a lawyer within eight days after the accident. A notice of claim was filed on January 22,1969, two days beyond the 90-day period required in section 50-e of the General Municipal Law. Thereafter appropriate pleadings were served and the case was tried before a jury which rendered a verdict in the amount of $13,000 in favor of the infant plaintiff and $1,102.61 in favor of the plaintiff father for medical expenses.

Following the jury verdict, the defendant moved to set…