Hill v. National Grid

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

On an idyllic fall afternoon, a group of youngsters was engaged in the classic American pastime of touch football. Their play was abruptly interrupted when twelve-year-old Austin Hill stumbled and cut himself on a protruding metal post. The plaintiffs filed a complaint for negligence in Providence County Superior Court, alleging that Austin was injured by a dangerous condition on property owned by the defendant, National Grid. The plaintiffs now appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant.

This case came before the Supreme Court on…