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THE COMPLAINT IN THIS SLIP AND FALL CASE WAS BASED UPON A THEORY NOT DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE OF CLAIM; THE COMPLAINT WAS PROPERLY DISMISSED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department determined the complaint in this slip and fall case was properly dismissed. The complaint alleged a theory of liability which was not described in the notice of claim:

“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” … . Although “the statute does not require those things to be stated with literal nicety or exactness'” … , a notice of claim must provide ” information sufficient to enable the city to investigate'” … and “must at least adequately apprise the defendant that the claimant would seek to impose liability under a cognizable theory of recovery” … . A plaintiff may not later add a new theory of liability that was not included in the notice of claim … .

Here, the City established its prima facie entitlement to summary judgment dismissing the complaint by submitting evidence that the notice of claim contained no allegation that the City caused or created the icy condition where the accident occurred by negligently maintaining a nearby sewer and failing to repair an alleged “recurring flooding condition from the sewer backup” … . Rubenstein v City of New York, 2019 NY Slip Op 07633, Second Dept 10-23-19

 

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