Peterson ex rel. Fiandaca v. City of Bangor

[¶ 1] Lori Peterson, the mother of Cebri-na Fiandaca, appeals a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Hjelm, J.) in favor of the City of Bangor. Peterson’s complaint alleged that the City is hable for an injury Cebrina suffered while playing on the monkey bars located on her school’s playground. Peterson contends that the summary judgment was improper because, contrary to the conclusion of the Superior Court, the school playground where Cebrina was injured is an “appurtenance” to the school building, pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 8104-A(2) (2003) of the Maine Tort…