Legal Opinion
Landry v. Massachusetts Port Authority
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 12, 2016No. AC 15-P-253PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCohen, J.
The plaintiff, Donald R. Landry, brought this negligence action pursuant to the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act, G. L. c. 258, seeking damages from the defendants, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) and the city of Worcester (city), for injuries he sustained at the Worcester Regional Airport (airport) when a motorized sliding gate pinned him to a metal bar pro truding from the gate post. The defendants jointly moved for summary judgment, claiming that Landry was injured by reason of a defect in a way and, hence, his exclusive remedy was an action under G. L. c. 84, §§ 15, 18, and 19. 2…
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