Case Name: In the Matter of Cynthia Dubose, Respondent. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-01-18
Citations: 279 A.D.2d 359
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Cynthia Dubose, Respondent. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 279
Pages: 359–359

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Cynthia Dubose, Respondent. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation, Appellant.
[718 NYS2d 854]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Lippmann, J.), entered on or about September 2, 1999, which granted petitioner's application pursuant to Insurance Law § 5208 (b) for leave to file with respondent MVAIC a late affidavit claiming injuries sustained while a passenger in an uninsured taxi cab, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
The application was properly granted upon a showing that it was made within 31 days after a diligent investigation revealed that the police accident report contained false information with respect to the identification of the taxi in question. Concur— Rosenberger, J. P., Tom, Mazzarelli, Ellerin and Wallach, JJ.