Ferris v. Commonwealth

Agnes, Peter W., J.

1. The plaintiff brings this civil action against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for injuries she sustained on June 26, 2002 as a result of a slip and fall on a sidewalk while she was visiting the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. The action was filed originally in the Westboro District Court a few days before the expiration of the three-year statute of limitations set forth in G.L.c. 258, §4. The case was dismissed on the Commonwealth’s motion because the district court lacks jurisdiction over actions brought under G.L.c. 258. See G.L.c. 258, §3…