"Prior to the enactment in 1945 (L. 1945, ch. 694) of section 50-e of the General Municipal Law there were many decisions relative to the late filing of claims in cases of infants that are of little value now." (Matter of Hogan v. City of Cohoes, 279 App. Div. 282, 285.) It was assumed in the above case that the principle of discretionary power in the courts to grant relief to young infants had not been destroyed by the statute, within...
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