No person, joint venture, association, partnership, corporation, trust,
guardian or other legal entity acting on its own behalf or on behalf of any
other legal entity shall constitute or file any lawsuit, legal action or claim,
seeking recovery of damages grounded in tort, in any court of law or equity,
in this or any other state, against the Town of South Bethany, any board,
commission or agency of the town or any town public officer, employee or member
of such town instrumentalities, whether elected or appointed, and whether
now or previously serving as such, unless notice of the occurrence forming
the basis of the lawsuit, legal action or claim is given to the town within
one year of the date of occurrence.