ANDERSON v. SPRINGFIELD


406 Mass. 632 (1990)

549 N.E.2d 1127

WILLIAM ANDERSON & others vs. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

February 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Anne Stamm for the plaintiffs.

Patricia T. Martinelli, Assistant City Solicitor, for the defendant.

Peter Antell & Robert A. Cohen, Assistant Corporation Counsels, for the city of Boston, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & GREANEY, JJ.


LYNCH, J.

The plaintiffs appeal from the entry of summary judgment in the Superior Court in favor of the defendant. We transferred the case to this court on our own motion, and affirm.

The plaintiffs' action alleged that William Anderson was injured as a result of a defect in home plate on a softball diamond in a public park, and that the defendant's negligence caused the defect. The other plaintiffs claim loss of...

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