Piotti v. Commonwealth

The plaintiff, executrix of the estate of John J. Piotti, appeals from a judgment dismissing her complaint as to the defendant Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We granted her request for direct appellate review because this case involves the extent of the Commonwealth’s immunity from liability in tort, a matter with which we have been concerned in recent years. See, in order, Morash & Sons v. Commonwealth, 363 Mass. 612 (1973); Hannigan v. New Gamma-Delta Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Inc., 367 Mass. 658 (1975); Caine v. Commonwealth, 368 Mass. 815 (1975). We adhere to our views previously…