Teague v. City of Boston

This is an action of tort to recover for personal injuries received by the plaintiff as the result of a fall in a hole in the sidewalk of a way known as Smith Court, in the city of Boston. The defendant admitted that it received due notice of the time, place and cause of the injury as required by G. L. c. 84, §§ 18, 19. The record shows that Smith Court extends in a westerly direction from Joy Street, which street is admitted to be a public way. There was evidence that Smith Court was a "way opened and dedicated to the public use ” within G. L. c. 84, § 23. It is provided by G. L. c. 84, §…