Longo v. Metropolitan District Commission

Longo alleges “he was lawfully crossing a center island in the roadway of the Revere Beach Parkway ... in Revere ... at the intersection with a parkway going to Malden and Medford” under the control of the commission and because “of a defect on . . . [the] center is*175land within the limits of the constructed and traveled roadway . . . consisting of an iron rod protruding from the ground . . . was caused to be thrown to the ground” and injured. It is further alleged that due notice of the injuries was given and that the defect had existed “for an unreasonable length of time” and might have been…