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Ford v. City of Syracuse

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Mar 13, 1992
181 A.D.2d 1026 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Opinion

March 13, 1992

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Onondaga County, Hayes, J.

Present — Denman, P.J., Callahan, Green, Pine and Balio, JJ.


Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff was injured on June 20, 1989 while making a delivery for his employer at the Solid Waste Disposal Authority in Syracuse. In May 1990, he moved for leave to file a late notice of claim against defendants, asserting that he did not learn until more than 90 days after the incident that his injuries were permanent. He also asserted, in a conclusory fashion, that defendant Solid Waste Disposal Authority had actual knowledge of the dangerous condition of the walkway. All defendants denied that they had received timely actual knowledge of the incident. The court did not abuse its broad discretion in denying plaintiff's motion (see generally, Cohen v Pearl Riv. Union Free School Dist., 51 N.Y.2d 256, 265-266). Plaintiff failed to establish that defendants had actual notice of the incident within 90 days or within a reasonable time thereafter (see, General Municipal Law § 50-e; Washington v City of New York, 72 N.Y.2d 881; cf., Swensen v City of New York, 126 A.D.2d 499, 500, lv denied 70 N.Y.2d 602; Innes v County of Genesee, 99 A.D.2d 642, 643, affd 62 N.Y.2d 779; Matter of Wemett v County of Onondaga, 64 A.D.2d 1025).


Summaries of

Ford v. City of Syracuse

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Mar 13, 1992
181 A.D.2d 1026 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Case details for

Ford v. City of Syracuse

Case Details

Full title:DAVID E. FORD, Appellant, v. CITY OF SYRACUSE et al., Respondents

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

Date published: Mar 13, 1992

Citations

181 A.D.2d 1026 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
581 N.Y.S.2d 511

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