Miller v. City of Boston

The facts are not in dispute. The claimed damages were sustained by the plaintiffs on December 12,1985. The thirty-day notice period prescribed by G. L. c. 84, § 18, expired on January 11, 1986, a Saturday. On that day, the plaintiffs mailed notices of claim to the mayor and to the city clerk. See G. L. c. 84, § 19. The city’s offices are closed on Saturday. See Ordinances of the City of Boston c. 3, ord. 5, § 110. The notices were received on Monday, January 13, 1986.

General Laws c. 4, § 9, provides in pertinent part: “Except as otherwise provided, when the day or the last day for the…