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N.Y. CNT Law § 52

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Presentation of claims for torts; commencement of actions

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§ 52. Presentation of claims for torts; commencement of actions. 1.\nAny claim or notice of claim against a county for damage, injury or\ndeath, or for invasion of personal or property rights, of every name and\nnature, and whether casual or continuing trespass or nuisance and any\nother claim for damages arising at law or in equity, alleged to have\nbeen caused or sustained in whole or in part by or because of any\nmisfeasance, omission of duty, negligence or wrongful act on the part of\nthe county, its officers, agents, servants or employees, must be made\nand served in compliance with section fifty-e of the general municipal\nlaw. Every action upon such claim shall be commenced pursuant to the\nprovisions of section fifty-i of the general municipal law. The place\nof trial shall be in the county against which the action is brought.\n 2. This section shall not apply to claims for compensation for\nproperty taken for a public purpose, nor to claims under the workmen's\ncompensation law.\n

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