Massachusetts Appeals Court February 19, 1981 (Bateman v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)

The judge correctly ruled that the duty of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) with regard to the repair of public ways traversed by its vehicles, and hence its liability for the want of such repair, is governed by G. L. c. 161, § 89, by virtue of the incorporation of c. 161 in the MBTA enabling legislation (G. L. c.