Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Town of Kittery
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 3, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
Dale Lynch, Nancy Lynch, and their son, Ryan Lynch, appeal from the entry of a summary judgment in the Superior Court (York County, Crowley, J.) in favor of Traip Academy. The Lynches contend that the court erred by determining that Traip Academy is immune from suit pursuant to the Maine Tort Claims Act, 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 8101-8118 (1980 & Supp.1995). They argue that section 8104-A(2) (Supp.1995) of the Act waives governmental immunity for the negligent operation of a public building. 1 Because we conclude that leaving school doors unlocked constitutes operation of a public…
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