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Somerville committee recommends $100,000 appropriation from Water Enterprise Fund to satisfy court judgment
Summary
City lawyers told the finance committee the city will appropriate $100,000 from Water Enterprise Fund retained earnings to satisfy a jury verdict for negligent water meter installation; the larger breach-of-warranty claim was dismissed and may be the subject of appeal.
The Somerville Finance Committee recommended appropriation of $100,000 from the Water Enterprise Fund to satisfy a jury judgment arising from a negligent water meter installation.
Deputy City Solicitor David Shapiro told the committee that a jury found in favor of the plaintiff on a negligent-installation claim and awarded $100,000. “The jury ultimately found in favor of the plaintiff on the negligent…
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