Harkness v. City of Lynn

On July 28, 1996 Plaintiff, Jessica Harkness (“Jessica”), then age nine, fell from her bicycle upon riding into a hole in a Lynn sidewalk. As a result of her fall, Jessica suffered a laceration to her right arm requiring sutures. In her three-count amended complaint, Jessica, through her parents, alleges the City of Lynn (the “City”) is liable under G.L.c. 84, §18 for failing to properly maintain the sidewalk (Count I); Lynn Water & Sewer Commission (the “Commission”) is liable under G.L.c. 258 (Count II) and the Commission is liable under a common law negligence for failing to properly…