Ram v. Town of Charlton

The plaintiff brought this action against the defendants, the town of Charlton (town) and the Commonwealth, seeking to recover damages for injuries sustained by her in a one-car accident on a road in the town. Summary judgment was granted on motions filed by the defendants. Mass. R. Civ. P. 56 (b), 365 Mass. 824 (1974). The judges passing on the motions ruled that the plaintiff’s claims fell within the statutes governing actions which allege injuries caused by defects in public ways, G. L. c. 81, § 18 (1988 ed.), and G. L. c. 84, § 15 (1988 ed.), and that she had failed to give the notice…