Legal Opinion

Giannino v. Town of Lynnfield

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided August 4, 1981Published

1Opinion of the CourtCowdrey, P. J.

This is an action in tort to recover for damage to the plaintiff’s real property which resulted from activities of the defendant’s School Department. The trial court entered summary judgment for the defendant on the basis of the defendant’s *177municipal immunity in tort.

The report, and all pleadings and documents annexed thereto, may be summarized as follows: In March of 1973, members of the School Department of the defendant municipality entered onto the plaintiffs land in Lynnfield, Massachusetts and constructed a physical education field rope course as part of “Project Adventure” (hereinafter…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Whitney v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  2. Morash & Sons, Inc. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  3. Wadsworth v. Boston Gas Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
  4. United Electric Light Co. v. Deliso Construction Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  5. Geragosian v. Union Realty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935

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