Holahan v. City of Medford

The plaintiff, Robert H. Holahan, Jr., brought suit in the Superior Court in Middlesex County against the city of Medford (city), alleging that he sustained injuries while using a printing press in a class at the Medford public vocational high school, and that his injuries were due to the defendant’s negligence. He sued under the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act, G. L. c. 258. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment under Mass. R. Civ. P. 56 (b), 365 Mass. 824 (1974), 1 arguing, inter alla, that Holahan had not complied with the presentment requirement of the statute, G. L. c. 258, §…