In this personal injury action involving a pedestrian's sidewalk fall, the notice filed pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e admittedly described the accident site as in front of 225 Seventh Avenue, Manhattan, although the accident actually occurred at 362 Seventh Avenue, approximately seven blocks away. The complaint served by the plaintiffs was similarly erroneous. The defendant city was undoubtedly prejudiced by the mistake. It made a thorough investigation of...
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