Case Name: James Myers et al., Respondents, v. L & M Developers et al., Defendants, and Town of Verona, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-04-26
Citations: 172 A.D.2d 1043
Docket Number: Appeal No. 1
Parties: James Myers et al., Respondents, v L & M Developers et al., Defendants, and Town of Verona, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 172
Pages: 1043–1043

Head Matter:
James Myers et al., Respondents, v L & M Developers et al., Defendants, and Town of Verona, Appellant.
(Appeal No. 1.)

Opinion:
Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed as against defendant Town of Verona. Memorandum: Supreme Court should have granted the motion of defendant Town of Verona to dismiss the complaint against it for failure to commence the action within one year and 90 days after "the happening of the event upon which the claim is based" (General Municipal Law § 50-i [1]; see, Klein v City of Yonkers, 53 NY2d 1011; Matter of Stelman v Town of Poughkeepsie, 146 AD2d 632, Iv denied 74 NY2d 603; Doyle v 800, Inc., 72 AD2d 761; see also, Nebbia v County of Monroe, 92 AD2d 724, lv denied 59 NY2d 603). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Oneida County, Shaheen, J.—Dismiss Complaint.) Present—Dillon, P. J., Boomer, Green, Balio and Davis, JJ.