HARRISON v. TOWN OF MATTAPOISETT

No. 09-P-1202.

78 Mass. App. Ct. 367 (2010)

ROBERTA K. HARRISON v. TOWN OF MATTAPOISETT & others.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

December 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Harrington for the plaintiff.

Brian M. Maser for town of Mattapoisett.

Janet Barringer Pezzulich for town of Fairhaven.

Charles D. Mulcahy for town of Acushnet.

Stephen W. Marshalek , Assistant Attorney General, for Department of State Police.

Present: DUFFLY, SMITH, & COHEN, JJ.


SMITH, J.

After her vehicle was struck by an individual evading a high-speed police pursuit, the plaintiff, Roberta Harrison, commenced an action against the defendant towns of Mattapoisett, Fairhaven, and Acushnet, as well as the Department of State Police (department). In her complaint, the plaintiff alleges that the above towns' police officers, and a State police officer, were negligent in their participation in the high-speed chase and that the defendants were...

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