JOHNSON v. FISHER

No. 58-72.

306 A.2d 696 (1973)

Arlie JOHNSON, Admx. Estate of Eugene C. Davis v. Harriet FISHER and Village of Lyndonville.

Supreme Court of Vermont, Caledonia.

June 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan W. Cook, of Richard E. Davis Associates, Barre, for plaintiff.

Downs, Rachlin & Martin, St. Johnsbury, for Harriet Fisher.

Karen McAndrew, of Dinse, Allen & Erdmann, Burlington, for Village of Lyndonville.

Before SHANGRAW, C. J., and BARNEY, SMITH, KEYSER and DALEY, JJ.


KEYSER, Justice.

This is a suit founded on negligence. Each defendant filed a motion for summary judgment. Defendant Fisher's motion was on the alternative for judgment on the pleadings without supporting affidavits. The ground of her motion was "that a fireman assumes, as a matter of law, the risk of injury or death from the instrumentality which results in his being called to render assistance in his official capacity."

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