Legal Opinion

Gold v. City of Newton

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided September 10, 1968No. #6758; No. 17818Published

1Opinion of the Court

*Brooks, P.J.

This is an action of tort begun in the Superior Court of Middlesex County and remanded to the District Court of Newton. Plaintiff Esther Gold claims damages for injuries arising out of alleged failure of defendant to keep the municipal parking lot in safe condition for patrons.

Defendant sets up various defenses, the principal one relied on being defendant’s immunity from liability. Since no other defense was argued orally or by brief, we limit our consideration of the case to the legal question of municipal immunity.

Briefly, — plaintiff arrived by automobile at the municipal…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. City of Trenton v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Bolster v. City of LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
  3. Brush v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. Hoggard v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
  5. McSorley v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948

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