Michael W. Kelly

The defendants, The Corporation of the City of Cambridge and The Cambridge & District Humane Society, successfully had the action dismissed against them and sought costs.

The court awarded partial indemnity costs of $25,000 against the plaintiff Inderpal Dhillon, rejecting the defendants' claim for substantial indemnity costs post-offer to settle due to insufficient compromise in their offer.

The court declined to award costs against the Family Law Act claimants (Sarita, Jasmeen, Anisha, Binita, and Krishma Dhillon) given their early abandonment of claims and lack of involvement.

The plaintiff Inderpal Dhillon's impecuniosity was considered but did not eliminate liability for costs.

The plaintiffs sued the City of Cambridge and its Animal Services for negligence following a dog bite incident, alleging failure to properly enforce the animal control by-law regarding prior incidents involving the same owners or premises.

The municipal defendants moved for summary judgment.

The court granted the motion, finding that the animal control officer's exercise of discretion during prior investigations did not fall below the standard of care.

Furthermore, the court held that the plaintiffs could not establish that the alleged negligence caused the injuries, as it was speculative whether further investigation would have prevented the attack.