§ 50. Cause of action not barred. A cause of action in law or equity\nagainst any municipality in the state of New York, or its proper\nofficers, arising from the action of such municipality in derogation of\nits previous grant or covenant, where a previous action shall not have\nsucceeded, in whole or in part, owing to the failure of the said\nmunicipality to produce or prove certain written evidence, which was\nessential to the plaintiff's claim, shall not be barred by the operation\nof the statutes limiting the time for the enforcement of civil remedies\nin favor of the successor in interest to the person entitled to any\nbenefit or damages by reason of such grant, covenant or action of said\nmunicipality.\n
N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 50
Cause of action not barred
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Tardif v. City of New York (2014)
Most recently applied in Jean-Louis v. City of N.Y. (October 2018)
2014-09-22
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