Case Name: Pinto Equipment Rental, Inc., et al., Respondents, v. State of New York et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1987-11-10
Citations: 134 A.D.2d 905
Docket Number: Claim No. 72716
Parties: Pinto Equipment Rental, Inc., et al., Respondents, v State of New York et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 134
Pages: 905–905

Head Matter:
Pinto Equipment Rental, Inc., et al., Respondents, v State of New York et al., Appellants.
(Claim No. 72716.)—

Opinion:
Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: State Finance Law § 145 permits a contractor to serve a notice of claim upon the State "not later than forty days after" final payment. We reject the State's contention that the contractor did not comply with the statute because it served its notice of claim before final payment. The statute requires only that the notice of claim be served "not later than" 40 days after final payment; it does not require that the notice be served after final payment. (Appeal from order of Court of Claims, NeMoyer, J. — dismiss notice of claim.) Present — Doerr, J. P., Denman, Boomer, Lawton and Davis, JJ.