McCarthy v. Johnson

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This case is before the Supreme Court on appeal by the plaintiff, Michelle McCarthy (McCarthy), from entry of judgment in the Superior Court. We affirm.

On August 2, 1983, McCarthy was injured while riding on a flat bed truck in the city of Newport, Rhode Island. She was knocked off the back of the truck by overhanging tree branches. McCarthy suffered head injuries as a result of this accident.

On March 22, 1985, approximately eighteen months after the date of her injury, McCarthy made a demand in writing upon the City Council of Newport in the amount of $500,000 for…