Mosley v. State
| Decision Date | 02 May 2014 |
| Citation | 2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 03054,117 A.D.3d 1417,985 N.Y.S.2d 359 |
| Parties | Annie MOSLEY, Claimant–Appellant, v. STATE of New York, Defendant–Respondent. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
117 A.D.3d 1417
985 N.Y.S.2d 359
2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 03054
Annie MOSLEY, Claimant–Appellant,
v.
STATE of New York, Defendant–Respondent.
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
May 2, 2014.
[985 N.Y.S.2d 360]
Alexander & Catalano, LLC, Rochester (William P. Smith, Jr., of Counsel), for Claimant–Appellant.
Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Kathleen M. Treasure of Counsel), for Defendant–Respondent.
PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., PERADOTTO, CARNI, VALENTINO, and WHALEN, JJ.
MEMORANDUM:
On September 25, 2009, claimant commenced this action seeking damages for injuries she allegedly sustained on December 7, 2008 when she slipped and fell on ice and snow on the walkway while approaching the entrance to the Orleans Correctional Facility. Claimant served a document entitled “Notice of Claim” (document) on the Attorney General on February 13, 2009. We agree with claimant that the Court of Claims erred in granting defendant's motion to dismiss the claim on the grounds that the document could not be considered a notice of intention to file a claim and that it failed to provide sufficient specificity as to where the accident occurred.
Court of Claims Act § 10(3) provides in relevant part that a claimant seeking to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the negligence of an officer or employee of the State must file and serve a claim or a notice of intention to file a claim upon the Attorney General within 90 days after the accrual of such claim. A notice of intention to file a claim (notice of intent) “shall state the time when and place where such claim arose [and] the nature of same” (§ 11[b] ). The failure to state the time and place of the accident in the notice of intent is a jurisdictional defect mandating dismissal of the claim ( see Wilson v. State of New York, 61 A.D.3d 1367, 1368, 876 N.Y.S.2d 818;Czynski v. State of New York, 53 A.D.3d 881, 883, 861 N.Y.S.2d 845,lv. denied11 N.Y.3d 715, 873 N.Y.S.2d 533, 901 N.E.2d 1287).
Here, we conclude that the document is a proper notice of intent. We agree with defendant that the document “had all the hallmarks of a notice of claim against a municipality,” rather than a notice of intent against the State, including the title of the document, the stated venue as “Supreme Court,” the references to the General Municipal Law, and the naming of the County of Orleans as a “respondent.” Nevertheless, the document names the State as a “respondent” and alleges that the premises where...
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