Grieco Ex Rel. Doe v. Napolitano

OPINION

GOLDBERG, Justice.

This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument on October 31, 2002, on appeal by the defendant, Stephen T. Napolitano, in his capacity as Treasurer of the City of Providence (city or defendant), from judgments granting summary judgment and damages in favor of Marilyn Grieco (Grieco or plaintiff), on behalf of her minor son, who is designated as John Doe (John).

On the afternoon of February 14, 1994, Grieco’s fourteen-year-old son, “John,” was traveling home after school with two friends. While walking on Felix Street in the Smith Hill section of Providence,…