Lavecchia v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

This is the plaintiff's Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A D. A, Rule 8A appeal of the allowance of the defendant’s motion to dismiss on the basis of the statute of limitations.

The record indicates that on September 23, 1994, the plaintiff sustained personal injuries in a fall allegedly caused by a defect in a public sidewalk located outside of, and immediately adjacent to, defendant Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (“MBTA”) Maverick Square Station.1 On October 4, 1994, within 30 days of the incident, the plaintiff served the MBTA with notice of her claim as required by G.L.C. 84, §18. The…