Massachusetts Superior Court March 15, 2000, No. 97-0880 (Harkness v. City of Lynn)

Fremont-Smith, J.

On July 28, 1996 Plaintiff, Jessica Harkness (“Jessica”), then age nine, fell from her bicycle upon riding into a hole in a Lynn sidewalk. As a result of her fall, Jessica suffered a laceration to her right arm requiring sutures. In her three-count amended complaint, Jessica, through her parents, alleges the City of Lynn (the “City”) is liable under G.L.c.