Case Name: In the Matter of Bruce Ertel et al., Appellants, v. Town of Amherst, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-12-30
Citations: 267 A.D.2d 1024
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Bruce Ertel et al., Appellants, v Town of Amherst, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 267
Pages: 1024–1024

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Bruce Ertel et al., Appellants, v Town of Amherst, Respondent.
[700 NYS2d 903]

Opinion:
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in denying claimants' motion to file a late notice of claim. Claimants failed to establish that respondent had "notice or knowledge of the specific claim and not general knowledge that a wrong has been committed" (Matter of Sica v Board of Educ., 226 AD2d 542, 543; see, Matter of Morrison v New York City Health & Hosps. Corp., 244 AD2d 487, 488). Moreover, claimants failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for their failure to file a timely notice of claim (see, Winter v City of Geneva, 203 AD2d 939). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Burns, J. — Notice of Claim.) Present— Green, J. P., Lawton, Pigott, Jr., Scudder and Callahan, JJ.