PHINNEY v. MORGAN

No. 94-P-514.

39 Mass. App. Ct. 202 (1995)

CHRISTINE PHINNEY & another vs. JEANETTE MORGAN.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

August 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Powers (Jeffrey C. Melick with him) for the defendant.

Mary M. McGoldrick for the plaintiffs.

Present: ARMSTRONG, PORADA, & FLANNERY, JJ.


PORADA, J.

The plaintiffs brought an action in the Superior Court against their mother for negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress. They alleged that their mother failed to protect them from sexual abuse by their father during their childhood. The defendant moved for summary judgment on the sole ground that their actions were barred because they were not brought within three years of their attaining...

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