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

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 1, 1995
215 A.D.2d 379 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

May 1, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Vinik, J.).


Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

Under the circumstances of this case, the Supreme Court properly exercised its discretion in granting Willie Cofield, Jr., leave to file a late notice of claim (see, General Municipal Law § 50-e; Matter of Ramunno, 202 A.D.2d 511; Colon v City of New York, 201 A.D.2d 605; Morano v County of Dutchess, 160 A.D.2d 690, 691). Thompson, J.P., Santucci, Joy and Friedmann, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

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

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 1, 1995
215 A.D.2d 379 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

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

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of WILLIE COFIELD, JR., Respondent, et al., Petitioner, v…

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

Date published: May 1, 1995

Citations

215 A.D.2d 379 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
626 N.Y.S.2d 963

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