An appeals panel affirmed that a woman who injured herself at a historic property owned by the borough of Fieldsboro while doing volunteer work complied with the Tort Claims Act despite filing a late notice.

A judge below previously ruled the woman, who sustained medical expenses after breaking her jaw in the fall, substantially complied with the TCA based in part on her correspondence with someone whom she believed to be a borough official.

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