Teresta v. City of New York

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1952-10-16

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Fuld, J. Plaintiff, a laborer over sixty years old, injured when a city-owned trolley in which he was a passenger collided with a truck, went to the Municipal Building in order to make known his claim against the City of New York. He was there given a notice of claim form and also, according to defendant, an instruction sheet stating that the completed form should be sent to the comptroller’s office by registered mail. Well withi…

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