Case Name: In the Matter of Paul Garvin, Appellant, v. County of Erie, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-06-07
Citations: 174 A.D.2d 1054
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Paul Garvin, Appellant, v County of Erie, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 174
Pages: 1054–1055

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Paul Garvin, Appellant, v County of Erie, Respondent.

Opinion:
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The court did not abuse its discretion in denying claimant's motion for leave to file a late notice of claim pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5). Claimant failed to prove that the County had actual notice of the incident upon which his claim is based (see, Wencek v County of Chautauqua, 132 AD2d 950, 951; cf., Matter of Jakubowicz v Dunkirk Urban Renewal Agency, 75 AD2d 1019), nor did he provide any excuse for the delay in filing his notice of claim (see, Baehre v County of Erie, 94 AD2d 943). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Joslin, J.—Late Notice of Claim.) Present—Denman, J. P., Boomer, Pine, Lawton and Davis, JJ.