McGINNIS v. SHERIFF OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY


120 A.D.2d 577 (1986)

Joseph P. McGinnis, Respondent, v. Sheriff of Westchester County, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

May 12, 1986


Order reversed, on the law, with costs, motion denied, cross motion granted, and complaint dismissed.

The issue is whether the plaintiff was required to serve a notice of claim upon the County of Westchester pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e. The defendant argues that since the Sheriff's office was abolished in Westchester County and replaced by a Commissioner/Sheriff of Public Safety Services, he is a county employee who must be indemnified (see

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