Intriligator v. City of Boston

The defendant, city of Boston (city), appeals from a judgment entered after a jury trial, awarding damages against it for negligence. The plaintiff claimed that on March 9, 1978, while walking on the sidewalk of Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, she slipped on ice and fell, injuring her arm. The parties stipulated that the plaintiff fell and was injured on a “park road.” They also stipulated that the plaintiff notified the city of her claim by a letter, dated September 17, 1979, and that the city did not respond within six months. We consider each assignment of error separately and affirm.

1. We…