Legal Opinion

DiNitto v. Town of Pepperell

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided July 15, 2010No. 09-P-971PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.

The plaintiffs, Edward and Jennifer DiNitto, who are husband and wife, were seriously injured on July 28, 2005, when traveling by motorcycle on Route 111 in the town of Pepperell. They apparently entered the intersection where Route 111 meets Brookline Street without first stopping at a stop sign and were then struck by another vehicle. The DiNittos claim that they were unable to see the stop sign because their view *248was blocked by trees, brush, and overhanging vegetation growing by the side of the road on adjoining public land.

The DiNittos thereafter brought suit against the town in four…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. United States v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Gallant v. WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  3. Jones v. Brockton Public Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  4. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. v. FisherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  5. School Committee of the City of Lowell v. Mayor of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  5. Rossano v. Massachusetts Port AuthorityMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2012

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