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Failure to State in the Notice of Claim that Defendant Created the Icy Condition on the Sidewalk, or that the Condition Was the Result of Defendant’s Negligence, Required Dismissal of the Complaint

The Second Department determined summary judgment dismissing the complaint in a slip and fall case was appropriate because the notice of claim did not set forth the legal theory upon which the suit was based:

A notice of claim which, inter alia, sufficiently identifies the claimant, states the nature of the claim, and describes the time when, the place where, and the manner in which the claim arose, is a condition precedent to asserting a tort claim against a municipality (see General Municipal Law § 50-e[1][a]…). While a claimant need not state “a precise cause of action in haec verba in a notice of claim” …, the notice of claim must at least adequately apprise the defendant that the claimant would seek to impose liability under a cognizable theory of recovery … . Moreover “a party may not add a new theory of liability which was not included in the notice of claim” … . Here, the defendant established its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting proof that the notice of claim made no allegations that the ice patch on which the plaintiff slipped and fell was created by its snow removal operation, or existed by virtue of its negligence … . Steins v Incorporated Vil. of Garden City, 2015 NY Slip Op 03149, 2nd Dept 4-15-15

 

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