Legal Opinion
Catanzarite v. City of Springfield
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 28, 1992No. 91-P-582PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff Rose Catanzarite was injured at Forest Park, a free public park and recreational area maintained by the city of Springfield, when a segment of wrought iron fence surrounding dinosaur tracks collapsed, cutting her foot. The complaint originally was based on negligence. The city invoked G. L. c. 21, § 17C, which is applicable to municipalities (Anderson v. Springfield, 406 Mass. 632 [1990]) and which, in general, exempts an owner of land who permits the public to use the land for recreational purposes without charge from negligence-based liability to persons injured while using…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ferres v. City of New RochelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Anderson v. City of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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