George v. Town of Saugus

The plaintiff appeals from the entry of summary judgment against her in the Superior Court in a case involving the interpretation of G. L. c. 258, the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act (act). We transferred the case to this court on our own motion. G. L. c. 211A, § 10(A).

The judge granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment because the plaintiff had failed to make presentment of her claim within two years of the date the cause of action arose, as required by G. L. c. 258, § 4. The plaintiff contends that the two-year period did not begin to run until she had reached the age of majority…