MATTER OF ACOSTA v. CITY OF NEW YORK


39 A.D.3d 629 (2007)

834 N.Y.S.2d 267

In the Matter of BERNARDO ACOSTA, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant.

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

Decided April 10, 2007.


Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed.

The Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in granting the petition for leave to serve a late notice of claim. In determining whether to permit service of a late notice of claim, the court must consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including whether (1) the movant demonstrated a reasonable excuse for the failure to serve a timely...

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