Sahagan v. Commonwealth

Upon that standard, the jury could have found as follows: Around 6:00 p.m., August 14, 1979, the plaintiff, an experienced bicyclist, was riding from her job as a research fellow at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to an appointment in downtown Boston. Her route took her down Beacon Street, over Longwood Avenue and along Louis Pasteur Avenue until she reached Agassiz Road, which is under the control of the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC). The day was grey and cloudy; the plaintiff, Sahagan, was travelling at approximately five to ten miles per hour.

At Agassiz Road, Sahagan left the…