Seich v. Town of Canton

The plaintiffs appeal from the grant of summary judgment in the Superior Court in favor of the defendant town. We transferred the case here on our own motion and now affirm.

The plaintiffs allege that Amy Seich was injured as a result of a slip and fall on an unnatural accumulation of ice on the town’s property while attending her daughter’s basketball game. Her husband’s claim is for loss of consortium.

The town relies on the Commonwealth’s recreational use *85statute, G. L. c. 21, § 17C, as an affirmative defense.2 *4The plaintiffs contend that G. L. c. 21, § 17C, does not apply because they paid…