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THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT

ARGUMENT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 2008.

SJC-10242
Dustin Welch v. Sudbury Youth Soccer Association & another

The plaintiff was injured as a twelve-year-old when a soccer goal post fell on him while he was on the field but not participating in a practice or a game: the issue presented is what constitutes "real estate" for purposes of the exception to the grant of immunity conferred by G. L. c. 231, § 85V, on non-profit sports associations.

 

Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.

July 23, 2008