Park visitor brought personal injury action against municipal park agency after suffering injury at park. The Superior Court granted summary judgment to agency. Visitor appealed.
The Court of Appeals held that:
- Statutory waiting period of 60 days between presentment of claim and commencement of tort action against a local government entity is a procedural requirement for which substantial, rather than strict, compliance is required, but
Visitor failed to substantially comply with such statute.
Court of Appeals holds that statutory waiting period of 60 days between presentment of claim and commencement of tort action against a local government entity is a procedural requirement for which substantial, rather than strict, compliance is required.