Chickel v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

This is an action based upon a claim of negligence on the part of the defendants. The sole issue in this case was whether the claim was time-barred by the statute of limitations. The trial judge was persuaded that the claim was barred and allowed defendants’ motion to dismiss agreeable to Rule 41(b)(2), Mass. R. Civ. P. We agree with the trial judge.

The plaintiff asserts a negligence claim resulting from a fell in which she sustained personal injuries on July 10,1997 at the JFK MBTA station. This action was commenced July 22, 1999, more than two years after the accident The fall was…