Audette v. Commonwealth

A judge in the Superior Court granted the Commonwealth’s motion for summary judgment on Robert Audette’s claim seeking damages for personal injuries sustained when Audette was bitten, on July 27, 1999, by Rocky, a police-trained *728dog in the care of State Trooper John Tasker. The Commonwealth contends, and the judge agreed, that Audette’s claim was barred by G. L. c. 258, § 10(h) and (j). In her ruling, the judge did not reach the Commonwealth’s further argument that the claim was barred by common-law principles. We affirm the grant of summary judgment, but for reasons different from those…