Devoe v. Phillips Old Colony House, Inc.

Wilson, Paul D., J.

On February 27, 2010 plaintiff Robin Devoe went bowling with her family. Shortly after being assigned a bowling lane, Ms. Devoe, in pursuit of her errant four-year-old, slipped and fell, breaking her ankle. Ms. Devoe has now sued the owner or operator of the bowling establishment, defendant Phillips Old Colony House, Inc. a/k/a Boston Bowl (“Boston Bowl”), for negligence, and her husband, Christopher Thompson, has brought a claim against Boston Bowl for loss of consortium.

Boston Bowl now moves for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiffs cannot establish that Boston Bowl…