Keel v. Cambridge Housing Authority

Doyle, P.J.. This is an action in tort in which the defendant-tenant seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a fall on premises maintained in an allegedly negligent manner by the defendant. The defendant, a municipal housing authority, is a “public employer” as defined by G.L. c.258, § 1 et. seq., the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act.

This action was instituted in the Somerville Division of the District Court Department and thereafter removed by the defendant to the Superior Court Department for a jury trial. The case was transferred back to the Somerville Division in an…