§ 1017 — Actions against authority

New York § 1017

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law PBA: Public Authorities
• Title 1: Power Authority of the State of New York
• Art. 5: Public Utility Authorities

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§ 1017. Actions against authority. 1. In any action founded upon tort\na notice of claim shall be required as a condition precedent to the\ncommencement of an action or special proceeding against the authority or\nany officer, appointee, agent or employee thereof, and the provisions of\nsection fifty-e of the general municipal law shall govern the giving of\nsuch notice. Except in an action for wrongful death, an action against\nthe authority for damages for injuries to real or personal property, or\nfor the destruction thereof, or for personal injuries, alleged to have\nbeen sustained, shall not be commenced more than one year and ninety\ndays after the cause of action therefor shall have accrued.\n 2. An action against the authority for wrongful death shall be\ncommenced in accordance with the notice of claim and time limitation\nprovisions of title eleven of article nine of this chapter.\n