Opinion · Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Burns v. City of New York

21 A.D.2d 767

Type
Opinion
Court
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Jurisdiction
New York
Date
1964-06-16
Topic
general

Order, entered on May 29, 1963, granting leave to serve a late notice of claim unanimously reversed, on the law, with $20 costs and disbursements to the appellant, and the motion denied. It appears that petitioner, asserting a claim against the city, moved, pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 50-e of the General Municipal Law to serve his notice of claim after the expiration of the 90-day period. At the time the application was made petitioner was serving a sentence at Sing ’Sing Prison pursuant to a conviction for a felony. At that time by virtue of the sentence all civil rights of the petitioner were suspended (Penal Law, § 510). This includes his right of access to the courts to present a claim (Green v.

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Order, entered on May 29, 1963, granting leave to serve a late notice of claim unanimously reversed, on the law, with $20 costs and disbursements to the appellant, and the motion denied. It appears that petitioner, asserting a claim against the city, moved, pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 50-e of the General Municipal Law to serve his notice of claim after the expiration of the 90-day period. At the time the application was made petitioner was serving a sentence at Sing ’Sing Prison pursuant to a conviction for a felony. At that time by virtue of the sentence all civil rights of the petitioner were suspended (Penal Law, § 510). This includes his right of access to the courts to present a claim (Green v. State of New York, 278 N. Y. 15). Concur—Hotein, P. J., McNally, Eager, Steuer and Staley, JJ.