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No Notice of Claim Required for Discrimination Claims Against Town

The issue before the Fourth Department was whether an action against the North Bailey Volunteer Fire Co alleging discrimination and tort causes of action must be preceded by a notice of claim pursuant to Municipal Law 50-e.  The Court concluded that, because the volunteer fire company was a “fire protection district,” it was part of the town and, therefore, a notice of claim was required as a condition precedent to suits in tort.  [The court noted that a “fire district,” in contrast, is a distinct legal entity and, therefore, not part of a town for purposes of a notice of claim.]  The discrimination claims, brought under the Human Rights Law, were deemed exempt from the notice of claim requirement because they were not “founded in tort.”  The tort claims, on the other hand, were subject to the notice of claim requirement. Thygesen v North Bailey Volunteer Fire Co, Inc, et al, CA 12-00789, 290, 4th Dept, 5-3-13

 

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