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Matter of Sanders v. N.Y. City Housing Auth

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 19, 1991
170 A.D.2d 607 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

February 19, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Cusick, J.).


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

It is well settled that General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) allows courts to consider all relevant factors and to exercise considerable discretion in determining whether to permit service of a late notice of claim (see, Baldeo v City of New York, 127 A.D.2d 809). In the instant case, after reviewing the circumstances underlying the petitioner's application, we conclude that the court properly exercised its discretion in deeming the previously served notice of claim timely. The application was made within one year and 90 days of the accident and the petitioner set forth a reasonable excuse for her delay. Moreover, the appellant's conclusory allegations of prejudice are unsupported by the record (see, Matter of Mazzilli v City of New York, 115 A.D.2d 604, 606). Under the circumstances, the petitioner's application was properly granted (see, Sanchez v County of Westchester, 146 A.D.2d 620). Thompson, J.P., Kunzeman, Lawrence and Miller, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Sanders v. N.Y. City Housing Auth

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 19, 1991
170 A.D.2d 607 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

Matter of Sanders v. N.Y. City Housing Auth

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of RUTH SANDERS, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Feb 19, 1991

Citations

170 A.D.2d 607 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
566 N.Y.S.2d 381

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